Nutshell Studies Of Unexplained Death Attic

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Nutshell studies of unexplained death attic.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death are a series of nineteen twenty were originally constructed intricately designed dollhouse style dioramas created by frances glessner lee 1878 1962 a pioneer in forensic science. The nutshell studies of unexplained death. The detective artist s work is being showcased in murder is her hobby. Frances glessner lee and the nutshell studies of unexplained death at the smithsonian american art museum s renwick gallery.

Description of events information that accompany the attic diorama. Reported to nutshell laboratories tuesday december 24 1946. Nutshell studies of unexplained death attic diorama please attribute to lorie shaull if used elsewhere. Attic by frances glessner lee.

Nutshell studies of unexplained death room from afar photography by corinne may botz. Miss jessie compton was discovered dead in her house by mr. Frances glessner lee and the nutshell studies of unexplained death is on view at the renwick gallery from october 20 2017 to january 28 2018. In order to create the burnt cabin of one nutshell her carpenter built a perfect wooden hut and promptly burnt it down using a blowtorch.

Harry frazer a milk delivery man who gave this statement. These were not effigies of a crime scene. Photographer corinne may botz stumbled across the nutshell studies while making a video about women who collect dollhouses. These macabre dioramas were purpose built to be used as police training tools to help crime scene investigators learn the art and science of detailed forensics based detection.

They were exact replicas. Harry frazer a milk delivery man who gave this statement. Bizarre and utterly fascinating the nutshell studies of unexplained death is a dark and disturbing photographic journey through criminal cases and the mind of frances glessner lee grandmother dollhouse maker and master criminal investigator. She made her scenes to train homicide investigators to convict the guilty clear the innocent and find the truth in a nutshell.

Miss jessie compton was discovered dead in her house by mr. The nutshell studies of unexplained death is an exploration of a collection of eighteen miniature crime scene models that were built in the 1940 s and 50 s by a progressive criminologist frances glessner lee 1878 1962. Media in category nutshell studies of unexplained death the following 34 files are in this category out of 34 total.