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Jim Robe Illusrations of John Spenkelink Execution
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Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 10 Sep 2024
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Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 10 Sep 2024
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| Creator: | Robe, James T. |
| Title: | Jim Robe Illusrations of John Spenkelink Execution |
| Dates: | 1979 |
| Quantity: | 6 items |
| Abstract: | Illustrations of the execution of John A. Spenkelink by |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
James T. Robe (1926-2000) was an American freelance artist based in Florida. Robe produced portraits, caricatures, landscapes, magazine and book illustrations, and a cartoon strip for the Cincinnati Post, and was a staff artist for the Tampa Tribune. He was also a courtroom artist, producing sketches of Ted Bundy, Columbian drug dealer Carlos Lehder, and others who were brought to trial in Florida.
John A. Spenkelink (1949-1979) was convicted of first-degree murder in Florida in 1973. Capital punishment had been suspended by the US Supreme Court in 1972 as a result of the case Furman v. Georgia; Spenkelink was the first person executed in Florida after it was reinstated in 1976.
The Jim Robe Illusrations of John Spenkelink Execution consists of six sketches portraying the execution of John A. Spenkelink. The drawings were created by Florida aritist James T. Robe for us in television coverage of the case by WFLA, the Tampa NBC affiliate. The drawings include
Chronological.
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Persons
Robe, James T.
Spenkelink, John A.
Subjects
Artists -- United States.
Capital punishment.
Courtroom art.
Executions and executioners.
Places
Florida.
Genres and Forms
Courtroom illustrations.
Drawings (visual works)
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Jim Robe Illusrations of John Spenkelink Execution,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2024.
Artwork
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| Oversize 1 | Courtroom illustrations, Spenkelink execution 1979 - subjects include witnesses, doctor checking vitals, Spenkelink in electric chair (6 items) | ||||||||||