1973 Kerner Trial Courtroom Sketch By Karl Louis Jensen James Thompson Governor For Sale

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1973 Kerner Trial Courtroom Sketch By Karl Louis Jensen James Thompson Governor:
$299.00

Original courtroom sketch by artist Karl Louis Jensen, created during the historic 1973 federal corruption trial of Otto Kerner Jr., former Governor of Illinois.

This illustration shows U.S. Attorney James R. Thompson (who later became Illinois’ longest-serving governor) questioning a witness during the Kerner trial. Cameras were not allowed in federal courtrooms at the time, making original sketches like this a rare and important visual record of major legal proceedings.