They were sure that Ivanka Trump, a 35-year-old self-professed feminist, patron of the arts and Democratic fundraiser, would play a moderating role in her father's White House and were appealing to her to intercede on abortion rights, climate change and other issues. The artists considered her part of the "liberal bubble of New York," said Alison Gingeras, an art curator and one of the organizers of the initiative known as Halt Action Group.