A climate activist who allegedly smeared paint on the case of Edgar Degas’ « Little Dancer Aged Fourteen » sculpture at Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art was charged.
A climate activist who allegedly smeared paint on a case surrounding 19th century French artist Edgar Degas’ « Little Dancer Aged Fourteen » sculpture at Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art was charged.
Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, N.Y., got 60 days of prison time out of a possible maximum sentence of five years for defacing the historic statue, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a release.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson also ordered Smith to serve 24 months of supervised release and 150 hours of community service, with 10 hours that must involve cleaning graffiti.
