A rtist Amy Sherald, who is famous for painting Michelle Obama’s portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, confirmed to ABC News in a statement on Friday morning that she had cancelled her upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian, “American Sublime,” citing a “culture of censorship.

The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing censorship over one of her paintings depicting the Statue of Liberty modeled after a transgender artist.

The artist said that she made the decision after she said she learned that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed to avoid provoking President Trump.