Frances Glessner Lee (1878-1962) crafted her extraordinary “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death”—exquisitely detailed miniature crime scenes—to train homicide investigators to “convict the guilty, clear the innocent, and find the truth in a nutshell.” These dollhouse-sized dioramas of true crimes, created in the first half of the 20th century and still used in forensic training today, helped to revolutionize the emerging field of homicide investigation.
john
October 29, 2018 at 9:58 AM
john
October 29, 2018 at 10:04 AM
What you see is a diorama of a crime scene, created by Frances Glessner Lee, subject of a display at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC.
https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/nutshells
Frances Glessner Lee (1878-1962) crafted her extraordinary “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death”—exquisitely detailed miniature crime scenes—to train homicide investigators to “convict the guilty, clear the innocent, and find the truth in a nutshell.” These dollhouse-sized dioramas of true crimes, created in the first half of the 20th century and still used in forensic training today, helped to revolutionize the emerging field of homicide investigation.
mary
October 29, 2018 at 1:27 PM
This is creepy cool…
john
October 29, 2018 at 1:32 PM
The attention to detail, working locks on doors and windows,😮
Cool how it is still used. Happy Halloween !! 🎃
spazmo
October 29, 2018 at 10:10 AM
dioramas/miniatures are so cool!
Rukia wants melona
October 29, 2018 at 10:35 AM
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing!
Peony
October 29, 2018 at 2:36 PM
I just realized…it’s a suicide! Humona.
It’s creepy how it’s made into such a cute diorama!
Madkdr
October 29, 2018 at 4:18 PM
Wow. This is really morbidly cool!!!