court sketch
Courtroom artist's work
A court sketch is a drawing made by an artist during legal proceedings, depicting defendants, judges, lawyers, or witnesses.
Because cameras are often prohibited in courtrooms, court sketches serve as the primary visual record of trials: The evening news showed court sketches of the defendant taking the stand.
The style is typically quick and impressionistic, capturing courtroom moments in colored pencil or pastel.
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- artistMaker of creative works
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- defendantParty facing charges
judge · jury · witness · witness stand · pencil · charcoal · portrait · gallery · legal · legal proceedings · criminal trial · testimony · verdict · gavel · bench · accused · defense table · reporter
- legal journalismtrial coverage, publication bans, press gallery, press freedom, media ethics
- legal medialegal drama, courtroom drama, legal analysis, Judge Judy, trial coverage
- caricaturecaricature art, caricatures, caricaturist, caricaturists, caricature artists
- forensic identificationfacial composite, composite image, facial reconstruction, mugshot, wanted poster
court sketchphotograph
Image from a camera
photo · video footage · mugshot · surveillance footage · digital image
court sketchcourt transcript
Verbatim legal proceeding record
court filing · legal brief · judicial opinion · court documents
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