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Longtime court sketch artist Bill Hennessy Jr. dies
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December 12, 2024
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1:58Now PlayingLongtime court sketch artist Bill Hennessy, who captured history with his sketchbook for more than 40 years died on Monday at the age of 67.
Hennessy took us where cameras could not. He offered the first draft of high-profile legal moments, from the Clinton impeachment, trials at Guantanamo Bay and arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I certainly came into this as an artist, but I think I've had a unique opportunity to learn journalism from the people who actually, who I worked with, both the photojournalists and the written journalists,” Hennessy told the News Hour in 2009.
“They've helped me understand my purpose and, my responsibility in being, you know, telling the story accurately and truthfully honestly and responsibly as you can.”
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