Coverage dated September 26, 2024

Climate activists jailed for throwing soup at Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'

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A UK judge on Friday jailed two climate activists who threw soup at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at London's National Gallery in 2022 for terms of two

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  1. Digital Journal

    Climate activists jailed for throwing soup at Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' (opens Digital Journal)

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    A UK judge on Friday jailed two climate activists who threw soup at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at London's National Gallery in 2022 for terms of two

  2. Independent Journal Review

    2 Protesters Sentenced for Throwing Soup at Van Gogh’s Painting — More Make the Same Act (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Attacks on Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" paintings continued Friday, the same day two were sentenced for throwing tomato soup on

  3. Daily Journal

    British climate activists sentenced for throwing tomato soup over Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' (opens Daily Journal)

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    LONDON (AP) — Two British climate activists were sentenced on Friday for throwing tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” two years ago, nearly destroying one of the great masterpieces at London’s National Gallery.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    LONDON (AP) — A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London’s National Gallery were vandalized Friday when a group of climate activists splattered what appeared to be tomato soup on them, shortly after two other activists were sentenced over a similar attack two years ago.

  5. Washington Times

    Van Gogh paintings vandalized at a London gallery after 2 activists were sentenced in similar attack (opens Washington Times)

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    A pair of paintings by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at London's National Gallery were vandalized Friday when a group of climate activists splattered what appeared to be tomato soup on them, shortly after two other activists were sentenced over a similar attack two years ago.

  6. Newsweek

    Climate activists get prison time for throwing soup at Van Gogh painting (opens Newsweek)

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    Climate activists Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland were sentenced on Friday after throwing soup at Vincent Van Goh's "Sunflowers."

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