Public outrage forced an artist to cancel the April 29 unveiling of his latest painting “The Truth,” which depicts President Obama posing like Jesus did on the cross with a crown of thorns on his head. Painter Michael D’Antuono, who had planned to show the work at New York’s Union Square Park on Obama’s 100th day in office, told National Review Online that he was surprised by the number of people who complained about the religious symbolism because he had intended it as only a political piece.
