Sherald, who painted the portrait for a Ta-Nehisi Coates-edited edition of Vanity Fair, decided that she wanted to sell the painting where Taylor lived and was killed by police. Stephen Reily, the director of the city’s Speed Museum: “The killing of Breonna Taylor and a year of protests have really changed the course of Louisville, and we’re struggling. … Our goal and ambition is to use the work of great artists to help process what we’ve been through and collectively find a way forward.” – The New York Times
