Joanna Smith was sentenced today for defacing the case of Edgar Degas' Little Dancer sculpture in 2023. National Gallery of Art hide caption toggle caption National Gallery of Art Climate Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas sculpture exhibit sentenced April 26, 2024 • A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art.