""When I was asked to do this action, it was a no-brainer," Martin told Climate Rights International earlier this year. "I come from an art background and the little dancer is so, so beautiful and she represents the children of the world that are under major threat because of the climate emergency. So I could not resist the opportunity to turn her beautiful, vulnerable, symbolic self into a message [against] fossil fuel.""
"His sentencing, earlier this week, came after a federal jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit an offense against the US and injury to an NGA exhibit in April. The judge in Martin's case gave him credit for time already served, stating he should be released in a year, according to The Guardian. He was ordered to pay $4,250, complete 150 hours of community service (20 of which must be spent cleaning graffiti) and serve two years' probation."
Timothy Martin, an architect from North Carolina, and Joanna Smith smeared red and black paint on the display case and base of Edgar Degas's La petite danseuse de quatorze ans at the National Gallery of Art on April 27, 2023. The sculpture itself was not harmed, but the action caused $4,000 in damage and required the work to be removed from display for ten days. A federal jury convicted Martin of conspiracy to commit an offense against the US and injury to an NGA exhibit. Martin was sentenced to 18 months in prison with credit for time served, ordered to pay $4,250, complete 150 hours of community service (20 hours cleaning graffiti), and serve two years' probation. Joanna Smith pleaded guilty earlier, served 60 days in prison, and received supervised release plus restitution and fines.
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