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Courtroom sketch of a janitor sweeping to Jack Ruby trial courtroom

Photograph of courtroom pencil sketch on paper by CBS News courtroom artist Howard Brodie. The sketch shows a janitor sweeping the Jack Ruby trial courtroom on March 14, 1964. The unknown man is depicted from behind, wearing suspenders and a hat while sweeping the aisle between the benches. The judge's bench with a large American flag and a large Texas flag is visible in the background. The handwritten caption in the lower right corner reads "3/14/64." Brodie made the original pencil sketches for CBS News during the trial of Jack Ruby after the judge barred cameras from the courtroom. Brodie then gave Joe Tonahill this photograph of a courtroom sketch as part of a collection of more than 40 in 1964.

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Courtroom sketch of a janitor sweeping to Jack Ruby trial courtroom

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03/14/1964

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Paper

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14 5/8 × 19 1/4 in. (37.1 × 48.9 cm)

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Tonahill Family Partners Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.034.0003

Curatorial Note:

Howard Brodie (1915-2010) was a sports artist for the San Francisco Chronicle when he enlisted in the U.S. Army with America's entry into World War II. He ultimately became one of the best-known sketch artists of the war, frequently published in the weekly U.S. military magazine, Yank, which ran from June 1942 to December 1945. After the war, Brodie spent the next thirty-five years as a courtroom artist, attending several notable trials including the Chicago Seven, Charles Manson and, of course, the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. For the Ruby trial, Brodie worked as a CBS-TV artist correspondent. Mr. Brodie recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2006. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Courtroom sketch of a janitor sweeping to Jack Ruby trial courtroom

Photograph of courtroom pencil sketch on paper by CBS News courtroom artist Howard Brodie. The sketch shows a janitor sweeping the Jack Ruby trial courtroom on March 14, 1964. The unknown man is depicted from behind, wearing suspenders and a hat while sweeping the aisle between the benches. The judge's bench with a large American flag and a large Texas flag is visible in the background. The handwritten caption in the lower right corner reads "3/14/64." Brodie made the original pencil sketches for CBS News during the trial of Jack Ruby after the judge barred cameras from the courtroom. Brodie then gave Joe Tonahill this photograph of a courtroom sketch as part of a collection of more than 40 in 1964.

Object Details
Object title:

Courtroom sketch of a janitor sweeping to Jack Ruby trial courtroom

Date:

03/14/1964

Terms:

Photographs

Jack Ruby trial

Sketches

Trials

Artist

Artwork

American flag

Texas flag

Brodie, Howard

CBS News

Dallas

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

14 5/8 × 19 1/4 in. (37.1 × 48.9 cm)

Credit line:

Tonahill Family Partners Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.034.0003

Curatorial Note:

Howard Brodie (1915-2010) was a sports artist for the San Francisco Chronicle when he enlisted in the U.S. Army with America's entry into World War II. He ultimately became one of the best-known sketch artists of the war, frequently published in the weekly U.S. military magazine, Yank, which ran from June 1942 to December 1945. After the war, Brodie spent the next thirty-five years as a courtroom artist, attending several notable trials including the Chicago Seven, Charles Manson and, of course, the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. For the Ruby trial, Brodie worked as a CBS-TV artist correspondent. Mr. Brodie recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2006. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator