Examples of Works
- Tilted Arc, a well-known artwork by Richard Serra, was dismantled without his approval prior to the enactment of VARA.
- Kent Twitchell's Ed Ruscha mural was painted over without his approval. Twitchell won the largest settlement ever under VARA for $1.1 million against the U.S. government and 12 defendants.
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