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|subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion | |subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ||
|confronting_bodies=Russian Government Officials | |confronting_bodies=Russian Government Officials | ||
|medium=Painting | |medium=Painting | ||
|date_of_action=June 2017 | |date_of_action=June 2017 | ||
|location=St. Petersburg, Russia | |location=St. Petersburg, Russia | ||
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|description_of_incident=The show was reviewed by Russian officials before the opening, and the portrait of Abraham Lincoln was removed from the show. The show was very successful and Putin said that the show was "uplifting and monumental." | |description_of_incident=The show was reviewed by Russian officials before the opening, and the portrait of Abraham Lincoln was removed from the show. The show was very successful and Putin said that the show was "uplifting and monumental." | ||
|description_of_result=The artist said that the removal of the portrait did not bother or upset him, as it was not the focal point of the show. Despite the artist's reaction,, many still saw this as political censorship. | |description_of_result=The artist said that the removal of the portrait did not bother or upset him, as it was not the focal point of the show. Despite the artist's reaction,, many still saw this as political censorship. | ||
|image= | |image=Hunt Slonem.jpg | ||
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[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/01/russian-censors-remove-abraham-lincoln-portrait-from-art-show/ Russian censors remove Abraham Lincoln portrait from art show], NYPost, 6/1/2017 | [http://pagesix.com/2017/06/01/russian-censors-remove-abraham-lincoln-portrait-from-art-show/ Russian censors remove Abraham Lincoln portrait from art show], NYPost, 6/1/2017 | ||
[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/02/russian-museum-says-government-didnt-censor-art-show/ Russian museum says government didn’t censor art show], NYPost, 6/2/2017 | [http://pagesix.com/2017/06/02/russian-museum-says-government-didnt-censor-art-show/ Russian museum says government didn’t censor art show], NYPost, 6/2/2017 | ||