Janay Kingsberry
@janaykingsberry.bsky.social
Arts reporter at The Washington Post, covering the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center and other prominent cultural institutions under Trump.
Reach me at janay.kingsberry@washpost.com or on Signal: janaykingsberry.29
Reach me at janay.kingsberry@washpost.com or on Signal: janaykingsberry.29
DHS keeps using Norman Rockwell’s art to promote its deportation agenda.
I talked to his granddaughter about what the painter actually stood for — and how the family’s working to remind younger generations that his legacy goes far beyond that one Lana Del Rey album. wapo.st/4qTJulZ
I talked to his granddaughter about what the painter actually stood for — and how the family’s working to remind younger generations that his legacy goes far beyond that one Lana Del Rey album. wapo.st/4qTJulZ
DHS keeps posting Norman Rockwell after family condemns use of his art
Descendants of Norman Rockwell have accused the Department of Homeland Security of misrepresenting the painter’s beliefs.
wapo.st
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
DHS keeps using Norman Rockwell’s art to promote its deportation agenda.
I talked to his granddaughter about what the painter actually stood for — and how the family’s working to remind younger generations that his legacy goes far beyond that one Lana Del Rey album. wapo.st/4qTJulZ
I talked to his granddaughter about what the painter actually stood for — and how the family’s working to remind younger generations that his legacy goes far beyond that one Lana Del Rey album. wapo.st/4qTJulZ
The National Council for the NEH had 26 scholars and leaders serving humanities efforts across the U.S. After today’s White House firings, it’s down to just 4 Trump-appointed White men, one terminated member told me.
From me, @travismandrews.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social:
wapo.st/3IRQBdg
From me, @travismandrews.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social:
wapo.st/3IRQBdg
White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities
The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.
wapo.st
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The National Council for the NEH had 26 scholars and leaders serving humanities efforts across the U.S. After today’s White House firings, it’s down to just 4 Trump-appointed White men, one terminated member told me.
From me, @travismandrews.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social:
wapo.st/3IRQBdg
From me, @travismandrews.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social:
wapo.st/3IRQBdg