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You are here: Home / News / Blog / Protest against Censorship at National Portrait Gallery

Protest against Censorship at National Portrait Gallery

December 3, 2010 by Svetlana Mintcheva

This is from an attendant at the protest organized by Transformer on Thursday, Dec. 2nd: The protest’s silence was very effective.  The rows standing mute along the entire width of north steps of the Portrait Gallery for about 25 minutes until the museum closed at 7:00 was eloquent and impactful in a way beyond the quantity of supporters or passion of speeches.  Security guards did not try to disperse those standing in the path between the entrance and the sidewalk.

Photos: John Davis Malloy

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Arts Advocacy Program, censorship, david wojnarowicz, national portrait gallery, religion, Wojnarowicz

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