Museum removes artwork produced by immigrants as protest

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 photo, Wellesley College students Hannah Augst, of Richmond, Va., left, and Somé Louis, of Charlottesville, Va., right, use a black shroud to cover a display case containing donated African art objects at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Mass. To protest President Donald Trump's recent travel ban artworks by immigrants, or artworks given to the museum by immigrants, are to be covered with shrouds or de-installed from Thursday through Tuesday Feb. 21, to call attention to contributions that immigrants have made to culture. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

WELLESLEY, Mass. – A museum at a small liberal arts college in Massachusetts has removed or covered dozens of artwork produced by immigrant artists or donated by foreign-born collectors to illustrate their contribution to the cultural wealth of the United States.

The Art-Less project has effectively removed or shrouded 120 works of art, or about 20 per cent of artwork on display in the galleries at Wellesley College’s Davis Museum.

Museum Director Lisa Fischman says the Art-Less project illustrates the kind of loss that we would feel without the gifts of immigrant artists and immigrant collectors.

Museum visitor Audrey Stevens says the project is also a protest that sends a message that contribution from immigrants has made the U.S. the desirable nation it is today.

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