The Art of Justice: An Eyewitness View of Thirty Infamous Trials - Hardcover

Church, Marilyn; Young, Lou

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594740968 ISBN 13: 9781594740961

Publisher: Quirk Books, 2006

Synopsis

As the principal courtroom sketch artist for the New York Times and WABC in New York, Marilyn Church has covered many of our most infamous trials, from John Gotti and Mark David Chapman to Amy Fisher and Martha Stewart. With The Art of Justice, she takes readers inside the courtroom for 30 sensational cases, with a cast of characters that's straight from the headlines: Bernhard Goetz, O. J. Simpson, Woody Allen, Sean 'Puffy' Combs, the Son of Sam, the Central Park Jogger, and many, many others. In addition to brilliant full-color reproductions of Church's artwork, The Art of Justice also includes compelling trial summaries by noted journalist Lou Young and a Celebrity Gallery featuring Mick Jagger, Don King, and Donald Trump in the courtroom. It's essential reading for true-crime fans!

About this title

About the Author:

Marilyn Church (www.marilynchurch.com) is an accomplished professional painter and the best-known courtroom artist of our time. As the primary artist for the "New York Times "and WABC in New York, she covered many of the most infamous trials of the last three decades. She won an Emmy for her work recreating the scene of John Lennon's murder and a New York Press Award for her coverage of the Jean Harris murder trial. Her drawings have been displayed at the New York Museum of Television and Radio, the Museum of Natural History in New York, the U.S. Supreme Court, and Harvard Law School, as well as in many other shows and exhibitions. Lou Young is a reporter with WCBS-TV in New York. He is a multiple Emmy Award-winner, and has also received honors from the Associated Press, United Press International, Radio and Television News Association, New York Press Club, and the Society of Professional Journalists. He has been a broadcast journalist for more than thirty years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quirk Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594740968
• ISBN 13: 9781594740961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160
• Illustrator: Church Marilyn