Climate Change Protesters Vandalize Degas Sculpture in DC
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Two climate change protesters were arrested after smearing black and red paint on the glass case surrounding a sculpture by French artist Edgar Degas at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The protesters demanded that President Biden declare a climate emergency. The sculpture, Tiny Dancer Aged Fourteen, is the only one Degas ever displayed publicly and was declared "repulsive" and "a threat to society" at the time of its exhibition. The protesters represented the organization, Declare Emergency, and did not resist arrest.
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