CAPTURED
People in prison drawing people who should be
For over a year, we asked people in prison to paint or draw people we felt should be in prison–the CEOs of companies destroying our environment, economy, and society.
Here are the results. Click on the images to see the crimes committed by both the companies and the artists.
We present this project to help expose crimes masquerading as commerce.
CEO of Walmart
by Charles Lytle, prison ID #16684648
ballpoint pen and pencil on paper
Former CEO of Dupont
by Jaime Vidales, prison ID #K96986
#2 pencil on Strathmore Bristol 300 series paper
Chairman of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
by Billy Bush, prison ID #H-85182
pencil on paper
Former CEO of McDonalds
by Alex Carrillo, prison ID #J-69100
pencil on paper
CEO of Tyson Foods
by Benny Joe Palomo, prison ID #1491804
colored pencil on paper
CEO of Pfizer
by Joseph Sharrow, prison ID #D-3-102
#2 pencil on 100lb Bristol board
CEO & VP of Koch Industries
by Joseph Acker, prison ID #15967538
soft oil pastels on 100lb paper
CEO of Duke Energy
by John Vercusky, prison ID #55341-066
colored pencil on bristol paper
CEO & Chairman of Goldman Sachs
by Ryan Gragg, prison ID #1651297
pencil on board
Former President of FIFA
by Lewis Walters, prison ID #38699-007
oil on board
Former CEO of Credit Suisse
by Jerry Lee Jenkins, prison ID #03339-087
oil on canvas
CEO of Royal Dutch Shell
by Mitchell Hand, prison ID #054005
acrylic on paper
CEO of The Coca-Cola Company
by Anthony Miera, prison ID #J-21779
pencil on paper
CEO of Cargil
by Danny Gutierrez, prison ID #H99604
pencil, watercolor/colored pencil on paper
CEO of JP Morgan
by Jose Fregoso, prison ID #AB-2966
pencil on paper
Former CEO of BP Oil
by Benjamin Gonzalez Sr., prison ID #17554404
black bic pen on 100lb vellum paper
CEO of General Motors
by Leslie Robinson, prison ID #143219
pencil on paper
CEO of Bank of America
by Kim VanPelt, prison ID #Z-737/I-26
pencil on paper
Group Chief Executive of HSBC
by Mario “A.B.” Beltran, prison ID #437846
Prismacolor Premiere color pencils and Prismacolor Art Sticks on Canson XL 140lb paper
CEO of Citigroup
by Garrett Rushing, prison ID #10706-091
oil on canvas
CEO of ConocoPhillips
by Michael Coen, prison ID #T-16505
pencil and charcoal on paper
Chairman of The Nestle Group
by Charles Listo Vera, prison ID #Ai-6401
pencil on paper
CEO of ExxonMobil
by Brandon Meyer, prison ID #11032-030
pencil, blending stones, and 100lb Bristol paper
CEO of Pepsico
by John Vercusky, prison ID #55341-066
colored pencil on bristol paper
CEO of Wells Fargo
by Jose Velasquez, prison ID #83465-180
pencil on paper
CEO of Monsanto
by Walter Lego, prison ID #T00705
#2 pencil on 96lb Bristol board
CEO of Chevron
by Daniel Raines, prison ID #10662419
oil pastels & colored pencil mixed on 100lb
CEO of JPay
by Thong Vanh Louangrath, prison ID #15643291
bic pen on 100lb paper
Former CEO of Darden Restaurants
by Mark Crawford, prison ID #76603-079
oil on board
Materials: soft oil pastels on 100lb paper .
CEO & VP of Koch Industries
The Koch Brothers (Charles and David)
Oversee a company engaged in:
Illicit payments
Bribed their way into securing contracts in Africa, India, and the Middle East
Supporting terrorism
Sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran, a country the U.S. identifies as a sponsor of global terrorism
Bribing judges and legislators
Helped “tutor” hundreds of judges with all-expenses-paid trips to resorts where they learn about the “free market” impact of their rulings — for $25,000 a year, Koch Industries sits as an “equal” board member with state legislators, influencing bills impacting their interests
Mass deception
The leading funders of climate science denial groups and clean energy opposition — through a secretive funding route they’ve channeled nearly $120 million to over 100 groups casting doubt on the climate change science
Public endangerment
Responsible for a staggering amount of toxic output, making them one of only three companies that ranks in the top 30 polluters of America’s air, water and climate
Rigging the system
Pumps hundreds of millions of dollars into Congress via campaign funding, then uses this leverage to craft and fuel an anti-regulatory agenda, allowing their company’s actions, like injecting chemicals beneath the nation's aquifers, to be entirely exempt from protections
Captured by
Joseph Acker (Prison ID #15967538)
Serving 10 years for:
Receiving stolen goods (1st degree)
ID theft (altered passports, 2 counts)
Felon in possession of body armor (1 count)
The book is currently sold out.
In 2016, 1,000 hardcover books (shown above) sold out in one week. All profits went towards efforts to elect Bernie Sanders as president, since holding corporations responsible for their crimes, reforming the criminal justice system, and removing corporate control over government were pillars of his campaign.