A recent mural of former first lady Michelle Obama,painted on a building in the Chicago neighborhood where she lived as a child and remains popular, would seem like an innocuous project. But the mural, or by Chicago artist Chris Devins,has sparked intense debate — and not for the normal political reasons. Shortly after Devins finished the mural last Friday, criticism began bubbling up online. People accused him of copying the image from Rhode Island art student Gelila Mesfin, or who […]
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