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Biden reverses Trump rule that limited what kind of public art could be commissioned for federal buildings
CNN
The Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump-era rule dictating what kind of art can be commissioned for federal buildings as part of an effort to have public art better reflect America's diversity.
The new rule removes content and style restrictions that Biden administration officials say excluded many artists from consideration for the Art in Architecture program, which commissions visual art in federal buildings.
Then-President Donald Trump issued an executive order in his last year in office that said the art commissioned by the program should depict "historically significant Americans or events of American historical significance or illustrate the ideals upon which our Nation was founded."
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