Nutshell Studies Of Unexplained Death Attic

Frances glessner lee and the nutshell studies of unexplained death at the smithsonian american art museum s renwick gallery.

Nutshell studies of unexplained death attic.

Miss jessie compton was discovered dead in her house by mr. Description of events information that accompany the attic diorama. They were exact replicas. 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.

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. 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. The detective artist s work is being showcased in murder is her hobby. Nutshell studies of unexplained death attic diorama please attribute to lorie shaull if used elsewhere.

Photographer corinne may botz stumbled across the nutshell studies while making a video about women who collect dollhouses. 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. Reported to nutshell laboratories tuesday december 24 1946. She made her scenes to train homicide investigators to convict the guilty clear the innocent and find the truth in a nutshell.

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. Harry frazer a milk delivery man who gave this statement. These were not effigies of a crime scene. Reported to nutshell laboratories tuesday december 24 1946.

Attic by frances glessner lee. Miss jessie compton was discovered dead in her house by mr. The nutshell studies of unexplained death. 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.

Nutshell studies of unexplained death room from afar photography by corinne may botz. I n the 1940s frances glessner lee a chicago heiress to the international harvester fortune built the nutshell studies of unexplained death composite crime scene models recreated on a one inch to one foot scale. Media in category nutshell studies of unexplained death the following 34 files are in this category out of 34 total.