During the transition to the George W. Bush administration, outgoing Bill Clinton staffers engaged in prank vandalism that cost about $14,000, including stealing the W’s off White House keyboards.

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Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

There are times when something makes us so angry that we cannot prevent a visceral reaction, sometimes a physical one. It seems only human. But it seems a little peculiar when that something is a work of art. Following are some instances of art taking it on the chin, who did it, how, when, and what