Phoebe Plummer
Phoebe Plummer is an environmental activist and a member of the group Just Stop Oil, known for her involvement in protests against fossil fuels. She gained media attention after being convicted for throwing tomato soup on Vincent Van Gogh's painting 'Sunflowers' at the National Gallery in London, as part of a campaign to raise awareness about climate change and the urgent need for action.
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Phoebe Plummer threw two tins of soup at an 1888 Sunflowers painting by Vincent van Gogh as part of a protest.
Art can communicate messages about our dying planet that are otherwise hard to hear – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-05-14
Phoebe Plummer was jailed for two years for throwing tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting at the National Gallery in 2022.
Legal threats see some climate activists turn to clandestine sabotage activities – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-08
Phoebe Plummer is one of the activists who threw tomato soup on a Vincent Van Gogh painting.
Confirman pena de cárcel para las activistas que lanzaron sopa de tomate al cuadro de Vincent Van Gogh
Dominican Republic· 2025-03-07
