Drawn Testimony
13 August 2024
Imprint: Manilla Press
Synopsis
EDITOR'S PICK ON AMAZON.COM
'As captivating and nuanced as the drawings themselves' - The New York Times
'Against the odds, her prose keeps pace with her pastels' - Patrick Bringley, author of All the Beauty in the World
'Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down' - Publisher's Weekly
A penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about the four-decade career of a top courtroom sketch artist.
Jane...
'As captivating and nuanced as the drawings themselves' - The New York Times
'Against the odds, her prose keeps pace with her pastels' - Patrick Bringley, author of All the Beauty in the World
'Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down' - Publisher's Weekly
A penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about the four-decade career of a top courtroom sketch artist.
Jane...
Details
13 August 2024
256 pages
9781786582546
Imprint: Manilla Press
Reviews
'In precise, often lyrical prose, Rosenberg reflects on a career at the intersection of art and law, fact and impression, reason and emotion. As captivating and nuanced as the drawings themselves are the descriptions of her creative process...'Lauren Christensen, The New York Times
'Rosenberg's fascinating debut offers a front row seat to some of the most high-profile criminal cases of the last four decades...The results thrill without teetering into salaciousness. Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down.'Publisher's Weekly
'A revealing look at an often-overlooked aspect of the legal system... With a cast of characters including John Gotti, Woody Allen, Bernie Madoff, Mark David Chapman, Bill Cosby, Susan Smith, and Tom Brady, and with smart commentary on technique, Rosenberg delivers stories for every true-crime buff-and aspiring courtroom artist.'Kirkus
'Drawn Testimony is riveting. Through the singular craft that is her life's calling, Rosenberg gives us a front row seat to the most important courtroom trials of our generation.'Hope Jahren, New York Times bestselling author of Lab Girl