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Bentham commissioned drawings from an architect, Willey Reveley. Bentham reasoned that if the prisoners of the panopticon prison could be seen but never knew when they were watched, the prisoners would need to follow the rules. Bentham also thought that Reveley's prison design could be used for factories, asylums, hospitals, and schools. [8]
Prison art is unique in several ways. Due to the low social status of prisoners, art made by prisoners has not historically been well-respected. [2] [3] The art, much like the prisoners themselves, is often subject to controls. [4] [5] Art made by prisoners is sometimes valued, [6] or conversely sometimes sought to be actively destroyed. [7]
A drawing of Plate XIII appears to be a copy of the first edition print, as yet lacking the changes made for the second edition. [11] Though the second edition was the last, Piranesi continued to print individual plates at least into the 1770s, experimenting with the printing "with regards to the effects of ink, in both extent and colour".
Paños are pen or pencil drawings on fabric, a form of prison artwork made in the Southwest United States created primarily by pintos, or Chicanos who are or have been incarcerated. [1] The first paños, made with pieces of bedsheets and pillowcases, were made in the 1930s. They were originally used to communicate messages.
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Drawing found in James Walsh's cell. James Walsh (c. 1833–1871) was a transported convict and artist. He is known for artworks depicting the early Swan River Colony and native Australian life.
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Other collections of courtroom art include the works of Howard Brodie held in the Library of Congress, [7] the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, which holds selected court artwork from artist Aggie Kenny, [8] and early 20th century examples by William Hartley at the Crime Museum in London. [9]