There is no facet of American life that President Donald Trump hasn’t touched in the past year. That includes the art world – even when Trump isn’t the subject.

In the past several months, Trump has taken over the Kennedy Center, having himself elected chair by the organization’s board and putting his name on the institution in December. This has resulted in artists canceling performances and other events at the center, from a Christmas Eve jazz concert to a gala hosted by “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz.

This, alongside the dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Trump’s threats directed toward the Smithsonian, equates to a very precarious time for publicly funded arts and humanities. Back in July, renowned artist Amy Sherald canceled a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery after the museum considered removing her painting depicting a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty.

Trump has gone so far as to say that he is interested in eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts, and........

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