/internal/media/dispatcher/25017/fullCourtroom sketch of District Attorney Henry Wade dated March 10, 196403/10/196411 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)PaperCharles Fisher Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1997.053.00110Courtroom pencil sketch on paper from Jack Ruby's trial by Charles Fisher. The caption reads: "D.A. Wade/ Jack Ruby murder trial/ Dallas 3/10/64." Signature: "C. Fisher" at side of desk on left edge of drawing.
Sketch shows District Attorney Henry Wade seated behind a table/desk with papers on it. He is wearing a suit and tie, his left elbow resting on the surface, and his hand towards his face. He is drawn from his right profile, and his gaze is directed forward. There are two other men (not identified) to his left 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.Art6496035.560071120127.940055880116996Courtroom sketch0E-10Courtroom 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.ArtworkArtistSketchesTrialsJack Ruby trialAttorneyFisher, CharlesWade, Henry M.KRLD-TVDallasOn 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