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Guantanamo Bay Courtroom Artist Janet Hamlin at Hofstra

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
December 27, 2013

After hearing an NPR interview (WNYC) with Janet Hamlin, the only courtroom sketch artist allowed to depict Guantanamo Bay military tribunals from 2006-2012, I was excited to learn Hamlin was coming to Hofstra to discuss her work and new book “Sketching Guantanamo.”

Hempstead, New York, U.S. 12th November, 2013. Janet Hamlin, a courtroom artist covering the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay since 2006, shows her charcoal drawings and discusses her work at Hofstra University. Much of the time she was the only journalist providing a visual record of the events at the United States naval base in Cuba, and her new book "Sketching Guantanomo" is a collection of her images. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Hempstead, New York, U.S. – Nov., 12 2013. Janet Hamlin, a courtroom artist covering the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, at Hofstra University. (©2013 Ann Parry/ann-parry.com)

Seeing several of Hamlin’s original large sketches on brown paper and hearing the challenging – and, at times, surprising – restrictions placed on her Guantanamo work, were highlights of the artist’s visit, which ended with a book signing.

Want more? SEARCH:  Hofstra Chronicle + Janet Hamlin

Photo gallery –  Janet Hamlin “Sketching Guantanamo” Courtroom Artist

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