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Shirley Henderson was an artist and educator working primarily in oil on canvas who was world renowned for her pastel courtroom illustrations.
Oct 16, 2021 · Shirley Henderson, described by the Miami Herald as “Miami’s primary courtroom sketch artist,” died Wednesday, Oct. 13, in Savannah, Georgia where she had retired in 2015. She was 77.
Oct 16, 2021 · Shirley Henderson, whose courtroom art captured Miami’s most iconic cases, dies at 77 Sometimes the most compelling images come from courtroom illustrators and can define a community. Shirley Henderson, described by the Miami Herald as “Miami’s primary courtroom sketch artist,” died Wednesday, Oct. …
As a committed artist, Shirley continued her development for over four decades as one of Miami’s most esteemed artists, including her participation in the then fledgling South Florida Art Center now known as the highly respected Arts Organization, Oolite Arts.
From the artist’s website: Shirley Henderson is a painter, courtroom illustrator, and arts educator recently relocated from Miami, Florida and currently living and working near Savannah, Georgia.
Nationally known as a courtroom illustrator, her large body of work was exhibited at the Miami History Museum in 2010 in a memorable tour de force of an artist at the top of her profession. Henderson retired to Savannah, Georgia where she continued to work on her paintings in her home studio.
Aug 14, 2020 · When cameras are not allowed in courtrooms, they hire an illustrator, and artist Henderson had a front-row seat to some of the most heinous, high profile criminal cases in the world for 28 years in Miami. Her richly drawn scenes are a who’s who of dictators, thugs, serial killers, kidnapped children, and cult leaders.
