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Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery
Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery The New Yorker who defaced a famed exhibit inside the National Gallery of Art earlier this year in DC will spend time in prison, but received a lenient sentence, federal authorities announced. Brooklyn native Joanna Smith pleaded guilty late last year to causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer, Age Fourteen" during a targeted attack in May. On Friday, she was sentenced to 60 days in prison, though she had faced up to five years.  According to prosecutors, Smith and North Carolina native Timothy Martin did their research and sought to deface the belo…

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Climate Activists Charged For Dumping Red Powder On Constitution At US Archives: Feds Climate Activists Charged For Dumping Red Powder On Constitution At US Archives: Feds
Climate Activists Charged For Dumping Red Powder On Constitution At US Archives: Feds A pair of climate activists are facing federal charges after vandalizing the US Constitution, which was housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC, authorities announced. Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah have been indicted after causing more than $50,000 of damage within the rotunda during a demonstration last month. Specifically, Zepeda and Green are charged with felony destruction of government property for dumping a fine red powder over the document’s display case in the Rotunda of the Archives building. "The cost of cleaning up after the stunt,…

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Climate Activist Admits To Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery Climate Activist Admits To Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery
Climate Activist Admits To Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery The New Yorker who defaced a famed exhibit inside the National Gallery of Art earlier this year in DC has copped to the crime and will face potentially harsh penalties, federal authorities announced. Brooklyn native Joanna Smith pleaded guilty on Friday to causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer, Age Fourteen" during a targeted attack in May. According to prosecutors, Smith and North Carolina native Timothy Martin did their research and sought to deface the beloved sculpture, which was crafted nearly 150 years ago, as part of their demonstrative statement…

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'Priceless Work Of Art' At National Gallery Of Art In DC Damaged By Protesters: Feds 'Priceless Work Of Art' At National Gallery Of Art In DC Damaged By Protesters: Feds
'Priceless Work Of Art' At National Gallery Of Art In DC Damaged By Protesters: Feds A legal fund has been started for a pair who took it to the extreme to protest the government's handling of climate change late last month.  Two climate activists visiting Washington, DC put on a show at the National Gallery of Art as they sought to deface a popular sculpture that was crafted by Edgar Degas nearly 150 years ago as part of their demonstrative statement. North Carolina resident Timothy Martin and Joanna Smith, of New York, both 53, are both facing federal charges in DC after allegedly smearing paint on the case and base of Degas’ “Little Dancer, Age Fourteen” as part of a pr…

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