Elizabeth Williams (artist)

Elizabeth Williams
Courtroom artist Elizabeth Williams sketching Dominique Strauss-Kahn at his New York court hearing on July 1, 2011
EducationWashington University in St. Louis
Parsons The New School for Design
Syracuse University
Otis Art Institute
Alma materParsons The New School for Design
Occupation(s)Illustrator
Author
Known forCourtroom artist

Elizabeth Williams is a New York City-based illustrator, courtroom artist and author.[1] She has covered many high-profile court cases such as those of John DeLorean, Martha Stewart, John Gotti, Michael Milken, Bernard Madoff, Dominique Strauss-Khan, Michael Cohen, and the Times Square Bomber.[2][3][4] Williams is the author with true crime writer Sue Russell of The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art, a history of American courtroom sketch artistry published by CUNY Journalism Press in 2014.[5][6]

  1. ^ Alexandra Stevenson (April 14, 2014). "Capturing on Canvas the Downfall of Wall Street's Criminals". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Daniel Fitzsimmons (November 6, 2013). "Reporting By Drawing". New York Press. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  3. ^ John W. Miller (December 13, 2011). "Live Blog: Sandusky Waives Right to Hearing". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "In this courtroom sketch, Michael Cohen, center, reads a statement in federal court in New York, Thu..." Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  5. ^ Justin Jones. "O.J., Martha, Jagger, and Manson: Capturing Celebrities in the Dock". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  6. ^ Michael D. Goldhaber (June 12, 2014). "Legal Artistry: Courthouse Drama Drawn in Real Time". American Lawyer. Retrieved July 22, 2014.