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Muri Assunção

Activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ plead not guilty to criminal damage charges

The two young climate protesters who threw tomato soup over one of the world’s most famous paintings have pleaded not guilty to criminal damage charges.

On Friday, 20-year-old Anna Holland, and 21-year-old Phoebe Plummer made headlines around the world after they were filmed opening two cans of Heinz tomato soup and throwing the contents over Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London.

“There is some minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed,” the museum said in a statement shared on social media.

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