and , The Washington Post; National Archives says it was wrong to alter images
"Officials
at the National Archives on Saturday said they had removed from display
an altered photo from the 2017 Women’s March in which signs held by
marchers critical of President Trump had been blurred.
In tweets on Saturday, the museum apologized and said: “We made a mistake.”
“As
the National Archives of the United States, we are and have always been
completely committed to preserving our archival holdings, without
alteration,” one of the tweets said.
“This
photo is not an archival record held by the @usnatarchives, but one we
licensed to use as a promotional graphic,” it said in another tweet.
“Nonetheless, we were wrong to alter the image.”...
Marchers in the 2017 photograph by Mario Tama of Getty Images were shown
carrying a variety of signs, at least four of which were altered by the
museum. A placard that proclaimed “God Hates Trump” had Trump blotted
out so that it read “God Hates.” A sign that read “Trump & GOP —
Hands Off Women” had the word Trump blurred. Signs with messages that
referenced women’s anatomy were also digitally altered."
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