{"id":10401,"date":"2018-06-19T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T19:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artinsurancenow.com\/blog\/?p=10401"},"modified":"2018-06-19T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T20:09:57","slug":"5-year-old-destroys-132000-art-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artinsurancenow.com\/blog\/5-year-old-destroys-132000-art-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"5-Year-old destroys $132,000 Art Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pifMX4QmaQg?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>5-year-old Kansas boy knocks over $132,000 art sculpture on display at a local community center. 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