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Photograph of courtroom sketch of Judge Brown instructing jury at Ruby trial
Photograph of courtroom sketch of Judge Brown instructing jury at Ruby trial

Photograph of courtroom sketch of Judge Brown instructing jury at Ruby trial

Object number2014.034.0043
Date03/13/1964
ClassificationsArt
Artist Walt Stewart
ObjectCourtroom sketch
Credit LineTonahill Family Partners Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions10 3/4 × 13 in. (27.3 × 33 cm)
Collections
DescriptionPhotograph of courtroom pencil sketch on paper by WFAA-TV courtroom artist Walt Stewart. The sketch shows Judge Joe B. Brown instructing the jury during the Jack Ruby trial on March 13, 1964. The sketch shows Judge Joe B. Brown seated at the judge's bench in the background. In the foreground, Jack Ruby can be seen sitting next to one of his defense attorneys, Joe Tonahill, who leans slightly towards Ruby. Handwritten captions along the bottom edge of the image read "To Joe Tonahill / Walt Stewart / WFAA-TV," "Brown instructing jury for final arguments," and "Joe Tonahill." Stewart's signature "Stewart 3/13/64 / Ruby trial" is located in the lower right corner under the sketch and above the captions. Stewart made the original pencil sketches for WFAA-TV during the trial of Jack Ruby after the judge barred cameras from the courtroom.