PROFESSION OF A COURTROOM ARTIST

Abstract

The article talks about one of the rare professions – the profession of a forensic artist, which, for a number of objective reasons, today is on the verge of extinction. Based on a comparative analysis of two related professions – forensic artist and journalist – some characteristic features of the profession of forensic artist have been identified. Also, the most famous currently existing court artists describe the specifics of working in court.

Judicial sketches, as an institution that is becoming a thing of the past, still continue to exist and interest certain, albeit narrow, circles: researchers, collectors, film directors, writers, museum workers, etc.