text: As a student at UAA I'd just like to point out that not everyone at the school supports or agrees with this piece of art as some of you have grouped us. I would also like to say that this is art, maybe not as a whole but the detail and painting itself is really well done. I am not an art student and have never taken a class by this professor but from what his students have told me he doesn't push his political opinions on them. This painting was done outside of class hours and beyond the knowledge of students. A university is supposed to support the difference of opinions and art promotes freedom of expression. I personally don't have a problem with the painting at all. I think people get too wound up about their political affiliations and it creates too much conflict. The painting in itself is just another opinion, just like all of the comments here. If you have a problem with it then don't look at it.