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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.973 EAN: 9781595800114 ISBN: 1595800115 Label: Santa Monica Press Manufacturer: Santa Monica Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: April 01, 2006 Publisher: Santa Monica Press Studio: Santa Monica Press Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Spellbinding courtroom illustrations of the most talked about trials of the last 25 years are coupled with insider observations and case summaries in this unique collection of poignant moments from infamous cases. Sketches of O. J. Simpson staring passively ahead while a projected image of his battered wife looms behind him and the parade of beautiful call girls present at the Heidi Fleiss trial are brought to life in the 200 vividly colored images. Courtroom commentary from the artist supplements the art from each trial and includes highlights and lowlights, verdict summaries, and reactions to the verdicts from the trial participants. Major and minor celebrities' cases are covered, including those of Clint Eastwood, Snoop Dogg, Winona Ryder, Courtney Love, Dolly Parton, and Dustin Hoffman. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Eye Candy But Lacks Info for the ArtistI love the author's style. This is just what I aspire to: quick, spontaneous sketches, with loose color. The book is full of these drawings from years of celebrity trials with accompanying text discussing the authors experience at each preceeding The problem for me personally is I could care less about the celebrities or their troubles. I don't even know half of the people mentioned. What I was hoping for was more info on the author's art techniques and materials used. She provides ... Read More Rating:  - A Must-ReadExquisitely drawn and beautifully written, "Captured" is a page-turning must-read for all courtroom-watchers, celebrity-followers, newshounds, art students, legal eagles and water cooler gabbers. Brava, Mona. John Robert Lafleur 
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