Kehinde Wiley Offers to Buy Back Embassy Painting Removed Under Trump
Kehinde Wiley has offered to purchase his own painting back after it was removed from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic. Administration officials had mocked the work before taking it down, suggesting it would be auctioned. The artist's offer to buy the piece followed its removal from the diplomatic site.
Key facts
- Kehinde Wiley offered to buy back his painting from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic
- Administration officials mocked Wiley's work before removing it
- Officials suggested the painting would be auctioned
- The painting was removed from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic
- Wiley proposed purchasing the work back himself
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic
- The New York Times
- State Department
Locations
- Dominican Republic
- United States