Vandalism Collection (page 6)

OCCUPIED NEW YORK: 1776. The burning of New York City during the night of September 19, 1776, after the British occupation. Contemporary French colored engraving

ELIJAH PARISH LOVEJOY (1802-1837). American abolitionist. The riot at Alton, Illinois, on 7 November 1837, in which Elijah Lovejoy lost his life. Color engraving, 19th century

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Burning of the roundhouse at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

RIOTERS AT BELFAST, 1872. The Belfast Riots: Wrecking Shops and Plundering Spirit Stores. Wood engraving, English, 1872

Paris Riot Church Raid
The church of Saint-Joseph in Paris is sacked by anarchist rioters: alters were smashed, pictures trampled under foot & a bonfire made of the chairs. Date: 1899

Derelict Station
The platform of a derelict Victorian railway station near Romsey in Hampshire, England. Date: 1970s

PARIS STUDENT REVOLT, 1968. A barricade of burning cars put up by students in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France, 11 May 1968

Voyeurism, conceptual artwork
Voyeurism. Conceptual artwork of a female eye looking through a heart-shaped hole. This represents a stalker or voyeur, who is spying through a hole in a wall or door

Vandals, artwork
Vandals. Computer artwork of The Vandals on a ship. The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe best known for their sacking of Rome in 455 AD

Graffiti on wall. Photographed in Glasgow, UK

Carrie Nation, the Saloon Smasher
Carrie Nation (1846-1911), American temperance campaigner known as the Saloon Smasher because of her use of vandalism to get her views across -- she would generally enter a saloon

German Looted Art Found
A story in the 1919 ILN featuring paintings taken by the Germans from the University of Colmar in Alsace during WWI

Magic Books Burnt
Encouraged by Paul, the magicians of Ephesus burn their books, an act of vandalism for which it is difficult to forgive them

Vandalising Millet
A mentally disturbed man slashes Millets The Angelus in the Louvre, Paris

Trees snapped by vandals in Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Illegal fly tipping in Salford Manchester UK
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Cemetery Looting 1917
Desperate for metal to make shells, the Germans loot Belgian cemeteries, taking anything that can be melted down for arms

Tourist Vandalism Spain
Modern Christians in the palace of the ancient Moorish kings, Alhambra - English tourists in Granada indulge in a little vandalism

Mona Lisa Nightmare
M. Homelle, director of Frances Musees Nationaux, suffers nightmares when the Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre !

Paris Art Thieves
Paris art thieves make off with treasures from a private collection

Communards desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary
In a Paris church, shameless communards desecrate a statue of the Virgin Mary

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Vandalism: A Tale of Destruction and Expression From the Art of Banksy Preview in Sydney to the Mystery of the smashed Belisha beacon in 1934, it has left its mark on history, and is a form of rebellion that can be found even in unexpected places like inside the famous Cavern Club in Matthew Street, Liverpool. Even iconic masterpieces have not been spared from this act of defiance. Just ask Mona Lisa as she says goodbye to her untouched beauty. But it's not just art that falls victim; boarded up houses in rough areas of Liverpool bear witness to this destructive force. Across continents, graffiti adorns pedestrian walkways near Manhattan Bridge, New York City. The vibrant colors clash with the urban landscape, leaving an indelible mark on both locals and tourists alike. Sometimes, acts are driven by political motives. The Rokeby Venus suffered damage at the hands of suffragettes fighting for their rights. Similarly, after a football match, a man sits on a bench at a bus shelter covered with graffiti - perhaps an expression born out of frustration or celebration. Transportation infrastructure also becomes collateral damage when vandals strike. Burnt-out Ford Transit vans stand as stark reminders amidst farmyards and roadsides. Throughout history, incidents involving train-wrecking during events like the General Strike in 1926 have shown how they are disrupt society's functioning while making powerful statements about inequality and injustice. In February 1975, a man gazes upon a graffiti-covered wall after yet another football match - evidence that passion sometimes spills over into destruction. Even public toilets do not escape unscathed from these acts; Flatts Lane's facilities in England bear witness to such disregard for public property. Vandalism may be seen as mindless destruction by some but others view it as an outlet for self-expression or protest against societal norms. Regardless of perspective, one thing remains clear.