/internal/media/dispatcher/24990/fullCourtroom sketch of defense attorney Melvin Belli dated March 11, 196403/11/196411 × 13 3/4 in. (27.9 × 34.9 cm)PaperCharles Fisher Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1997.053.00100Courtroom pencil sketch on paper from Jack Ruby's trial of defense attorney Melvin Belli by Charles Fisher. The caption reads: "Melvin Beli watching movie of Jack Ruby - 3/11/64." Underneath the caption is Charles Fisher's signature.
Sketch shows Defense Attorney Melvin Belli at the Ruby Trial. Belli is shown from his left profile, seated, wearing a suit and glasses, holding a piece of paper in his left hand, and gesturing with his right hand. His gaze is directed forward. There are other people (not distinguishable) to his right in the background.
Charles "Chuck" Fisher was the art director at KRLD-TV in 1963. Fisher made the pencil sketches of the Jack Ruby Trial for KRLD-TV after the judge barred cameras from the courtroom.Art6495934.925069850127.940055880116995Courtroom sketch0E-10Courtroom pencil sketch on paper by Charles Fisher. The sketch shows defense attorney Melvin Belli watching a film being shown as evidence during the trial of Jack Ruby on March 11, 1964. The sketch shows Belli seated, wearing a suit and glasses. One hand is raised toward his face with his index finger resting against his mouth while his other hand holds a piece of paper on his lap. The figure is depicted in profile, and a series of indistinct figures are visible behind Belli. The caption in the bottom right reads "Melvin Belli watching movie of Jack Ruby - 3/11/64."
The artist's signature: "C. Fisher" is at bottom right, underneath the caption. Charles "Chuck" Fisher was the art director at KRLD-TV in 1963. Fisher made the pencil sketches during the trial of Jack Ruby for KRLD-TV after the judge barred cameras from the courtroom.ArtistArtworkSketchesTrialsJack Ruby trialAttorneyFisher, CharlesBelli, MelvinKRLD-TVDallas