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.
