The Ferguson painting depicting cops as pigs will be coming down from the Capitol’s walls. This time permanently. No matter how the black supremicsts whine, bitch and moan about it (like John ewis), it’s going bye bye.
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Rep. Dave Reichert had sent a letter to the Architect of the Capitol with his concerns about the painting, which depicts police officers as pigs.
This photo shows the painting by high school student David Pulphus.
This photo shows the painting by high school student David Pulphus.
House Speaker Paul Ryan also took a stand against the art, which hanged in a tunnel at the US Capitol, calling it “disgusting.”
Friday, Reichert said Ryan’s office informed him the painting will be taken down after the federal holiday.
The painting won Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay’s congressional art competition in May and was created by 18-year-old David Pulphus.
Clay, of Missouri, said congressional members have no role in judging the competition, and he called the saga of the painting a “manufactured controversy.”
Reichert, a Washington Republican, said the painting violated the rules on artwork at the Capitol.
“The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to celebrate the creativity of students in every corner of our country — and visitors from around the world see their talents on display when they walk through the halls of our Capitol,” Reichert said in a statement. “However, with any competition there are rules, and these rules exist for a reason. This painting hung in clear defiance to those rules and was a slap in the face to the countless men and women who put their lives on the line everyday on behalf of our safety and freedom.”