VOIR DIRE

40 selected paintings from 37 sittings with Yale Law School faculty. Each canvas reveals a single arc of time from within the shifting experiences of a three-hour session. Whittlesey’s attention is on the mutually focused relationship established through her protocol.

Ian Ayres J.D., Ph.D.

Ruebhausen Professor of Law and Management

November 7, 2024, painting #9

Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches

Kate Stith J.D., M.P.P.

Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law

January 22, 2025, painting #1

Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 inches

Robert Post J.D., Ph.D. 

Sterling Professor of Law and former Dean

September 23, 2024, painting #11

Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches

Reva Siegel M.Phil., J.D.

Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law

May 7, 2025, painting #7

Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches

Heather Gerken J.D.

SterlingProfessor of Law and former Dean

October 25, 2024, painting #6

Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches

Monica C. Bell  M.Sc., J.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Sociology

February 10, 2025, painting #3

Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches