Activist Convicted in Degas Sculpture Action Says He Did It “For My Two Children”

Timothy Martin could go to prison for smearing black paint on the protective case of Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer,” which was unharmed, at the National Gallery of Art.

Activist Convicted in Degas Sculpture Action Says He Did It “For My Two Children”
Timothy Martin and Joanna Smith sit in front of Edgar Degas’s sculpture “Little Dancer, Age Fourteen” (1878–1881) on April 27, 2023. (all photos courtesy Declare Emergency)