Courtroom sketch of District Attorney Henry Wade dated March 10, 1964

Object number1997.053.0011

Date03/10/1964

ClassificationsArt

Artist Charles Fisher

ObjectCourtroom sketch

Credit LineCharles Fisher Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumPaper

Dimensions11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

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DescriptionCourtroom pencil sketch on paper by Charles Fisher. The sketch shows District Attorney Henry Wade for the prosecution during the trial of Jack Ruby on March 10, 1964. The sketch shows Wade seated at the attorney's table wearing a suit with one hand raised towards his face. He is shown in profile with a series of papers resting on the table in front of him. Two other indistinct figures are outlined behind the figure of Wade. The caption in the bottom right reads "D.A. Wade, Jack Ruby Murder trial, Dallas 3/10/64." The artist's signature: "C. Fisher" is at bottom right, underneath the sketch. 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.

Curatorial Commentary

On the day that Charles Fisher made this sketch of Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade, only two witnesses testified: medical experts Dr. Martin Towler and Dr. M.S. Guttmacher. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator