Lot of 24 pencil and pastel sketches, each 17.5 x 23 in., each dated and almost all copyrighted by the artist in lower margin, covering the 1982 trial of John Hinckley, Jr. Sketches include renderings of John Hinckley, Jr.; Hinckley with his parents; Hinckley with his attorneys; the judge; the jury; witnesses including Dr. Dietz, the psychiatrist who was also the primary psychiatric witness in the trial of Jeffrey Dahmer; and courtroom action. Accompanied by printed biography autographed by the artist. While this lot contains 24 sketches, 12 are pictured here. For further information on the non-pictured sketches, please contact Cowan's. Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin fired six shots at the President outside of the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981. Booked on federal charges of attempted assassination, Hinckley's trial began in the spring of 1982. Prior to the event, Hinckley had grown obsessed with the movie Taxi Driver, in which the protagonist plots to kill a presidential candidate, and Hinckley's lawyers maintained that this movie was the actual planning force behind the assassination attempt. Following seven weeks of impassioned testimony from both the prosecution and the defense, the jury began to deliberate. Chief prosecutor Roger Adelman drew from a list of 123 potential witnesses, including Dietz and FBI agent William Quilia, pictured in this lot, to construct a compelling narrative that would implicate Hinckley, while the defense relied on its medical evidence to bolster their argument that Hinckley was afflicted with schizophrenia and a major depressive disorder. After three days, the jury ultimately found Hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity. Joan Andrew, Washington Post and CNN Sketch Artist Collection of Original Sketches Lots 210-221 Joan Andrew, a graduate of the University of Colorado, is an award-winning painter, sculptor, and weaver. From 1981 until 1984, Andrew also worked as a sketch artist for the Washington Post and CNN, illustrating the proceedings in the United States District Court, the Supreme Court, and the Senate. Working in quickly in Prisma colored pencil, Andrew was often required to complete upwards of eight drawings per session, sometimes averaging one portrait every fifteen minutes. Her adept renderings of scenes from the courtroom and Senate floor document important scenes of U.S. judicial and legislative history. Condition: Overall excellent condition.
Lot of 24 pencil and pastel sketches, each 17.5 x 23 in., each dated and almost all copyrighted by the artist in lower margin, covering the 1982 trial of John Hinckley, Jr. Sketches include renderings of John Hinckley, Jr.; Hinckley with his parents; Hinckley with his attorneys; the judge; the jury; witnesses including Dr. Dietz, the psychiatrist who was also the primary psychiatric witness in the trial of Jeffrey Dahmer; and courtroom action. Accompanied by printed biography autographed by the artist. While this lot contains 24 sketches, 12 are pictured here. For further information on the non-pictured sketches, please contact Cowan's. Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin fired six shots at the President outside of the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981. Booked on federal charges of attempted assassination, Hinckley's trial began in the spring of 1982. Prior to the event, Hinckley had grown obsessed with the movie Taxi Driver, in which the protagonist plots to kill a presidential candidate, and Hinckley's lawyers maintained that this movie was the actual planning force behind the assassination attempt. Following seven weeks of impassioned testimony from both the prosecution and the defense, the jury began to deliberate. Chief prosecutor Roger Adelman drew from a list of 123 potential witnesses, including Dietz and FBI agent William Quilia, pictured in this lot, to construct a compelling narrative that would implicate Hinckley, while the defense relied on its medical evidence to bolster their argument that Hinckley was afflicted with schizophrenia and a major depressive disorder. After three days, the jury ultimately found Hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity. Joan Andrew, Washington Post and CNN Sketch Artist Collection of Original Sketches Lots 210-221 Joan Andrew, a graduate of the University of Colorado, is an award-winning painter, sculptor, and weaver. From 1981 until 1984, Andrew also worked as a sketch artist for the Washington Post and CNN, illustrating the proceedings in the United States District Court, the Supreme Court, and the Senate. Working in quickly in Prisma colored pencil, Andrew was often required to complete upwards of eight drawings per session, sometimes averaging one portrait every fifteen minutes. Her adept renderings of scenes from the courtroom and Senate floor document important scenes of U.S. judicial and legislative history. Condition: Overall excellent condition.
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