Herbst: Painting Goes Back Up in Trumbull When Town Gets Agreement

An attorney for the owner of the painting that has become a point of contention in Trumbull has filed an information request in an effort to find out the intentions behind its removal.

Attorney Bruce Elstein is representing painting owner Richard Resnick, who has already questioned the motives behind the removal of a painting depicting Mother Teresa along with several other impactful women, according to the Connecticut Post.

Some, including Bishop Frank Caggiano, have objected to the painting’s depiction of Mother Teresa and women such as Margaret Sanger, a noted women’s reproductive rights advocate.

Resnick claims the copyright issue is a smokescreen and that there is no liability issue for the town.

Elstein has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for communications between anyone and First Selectman Tim Herbst regarding objections to the painting, according to the Connecticut Post.

Herbst maintains the picture was taken down from the Trumbull Library after discovering copyright complaints and that the town didn’t have an agreement with Resnick protecting them from a lawsuit. He added that the painting will go back up as soon as the town has a written agreement indemnifying them from a lawsuit.