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Jane Rosenberg is an American

courtroom artist, known for her pastel sketches of high-profile defendants including Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, and Bill Cosby
.

Biography

Rosenberg studied

busking by reproducing famous paintings in sidewalk chalk.[2][4][5] When Rosenberg attended a lecture by courtroom artist Marilyn Church at the Society of Illustrators, she was inspired to attempt courtroom sketches herself.[2][6]

To prepare a portfolio, Rosenberg began to attend the evening sessions of the

Craig Crimmins.[3][6][8] CNN declined to buy the sketch, but Rosenberg successfully sold it to NBC, which aired the image on the evening news. The 1980 sale was the beginning of Rosenberg's career as a courtroom artist.[6]

Rosenberg, who has now worked as a courtroom sketch artist for more than 40 years, lives in the

criminal defense attorney whom she met at a courthouse; the couple have one child.[2][6]

Works

Media

Rosenberg works in pen, pencil, and pastel to produce her courtroom sketches.

gaffer's tape, holds her pastels, sorted by color.[7] After each day in court, Rosenberg spends at least half an hour cleaning and organizing her equipment, discarding the stubs of pastels and ordering replacements.[2]

Subjects

In addition to defendants, Rosenberg sketches jurors and witnesses, whom she often depicts with blank faces to protect their anonymity.[2] In some cases, judges rule that she is not allowed to depict vulnerable witnesses at all.[9] The nature of her job means that she has to draw quickly, and sometimes observe from a video monitor in an overflow room, which Rosenberg dislikes.[2][8] Defendants sometimes approach Rosenberg to make requests about their depictions: John Gotti asked her not to draw his double chin, Weinstein wanted more hair, and Donald Trump Jr. said to "make me look sexy."[4][6] Others, including Ghislaine Maxwell, Eddie Murphy, and Igor Fruman, have sketched Rosenberg themselves.[9]

Rosenberg generally works on high-profile cases.[4] Her subjects have included:

Rosenberg has described Don King and Donald Trump as fun to draw.[3][7] By contrast, she was traumatized by sketching the 1983 execution of John Evans, and came to oppose the death penalty as a result.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Timileyin, Habib (June 17, 2023). "Who is Jane Rosenberg? Revisiting why Tom Brady courtroom sketch got artist in trouble with fans". sportskeeda. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Conroy, J. Oliver (December 15, 2021). "'My life is weird': the court artist who drew Ghislaine Maxwell drawing her back". The Guardian. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Charalambous, Peter. "'A lot of expression': Courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg talks drawing Trump at his arraignment". ABC News. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lee, Lloyd. "Courtroom artist reacts to Donald Trump Jr. posting her sketch to his Instagram saying he got the 'Kermit the frog' treatment". Insider. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cardiel, Mateo Sancho (July 21, 2023). "Jane Rosenberg: A courtroom sketch artist and the creator of a historic 'New Yorker' magazine cover". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Weiss, Suzy (September 18, 2020). "Courtroom sketch artist remembers 40 years of bad guys". New York Post. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Fertig, Beth (November 4, 2019). "The Women Who Sketch Justice at Work". WNYC. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Bishara, Hakim (September 3, 2020). "This Courtroom Artist Has Sketched Some of the Most High-profile Cases of the Century". Hyperallergic. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Liscia, Valentina Di (December 3, 2021). "Ghislaine Maxwell Stared at Her Courtroom Artist and Sketched Her Right Back". Hyperallergic. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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