tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8376406386088445961..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Norman Rockwell's Murder MysteryJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46491006812592461672022-08-08T14:13:57.276-04:002022-08-08T14:13:57.276-04:00Wayfair has it for sale Wayfair has it for sale Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886281089499657460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-35243838444294139812019-09-25T10:39:14.251-04:002019-09-25T10:39:14.251-04:00Is there a place one can buy a copy of this sketch...Is there a place one can buy a copy of this sketch? When we saw at museum they said sketches not always on display.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81339031435876018202018-07-26T23:39:11.666-04:002018-07-26T23:39:11.666-04:00Seven people, six biscuits. The gentleman ate a po...Seven people, six biscuits. The gentleman ate a poisoned dessert. The lady of the house isn'afraid to drink the tea, she knows it is safe. She has no murder weapon about her person, she knows she won't need it. Her motive lies in the incriminating letters on her lap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50277299625256176022018-03-12T21:37:15.049-04:002018-03-12T21:37:15.049-04:00I'd go with the old lady. She has a satisfied ...I'd go with the old lady. She has a satisfied look about her, as if she has accomplished something major. And I see her drinking her own tea as intended to assure everyone that the tea was not, in fact, poisoned.<br /><br />It seems likely to me that the old lady would have been "mother," as they say, ("Shall I be mother?") to serve the tea, and could either introduce something into one person's tea, or select a cup in which the poison had already been placed.<br /><br />But there are so many clues!<br /><br />My favorite coffee mug has Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" picture on it. It was given to some of us who served in an advisory role to the union negotiating team during a strike in which I participated. I still maintain my membership in the Teamster's Union, although on "withdrawn" status so I don't have to pay union dues. It can be reactivated with a small payment.<br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33832671597590166672018-03-12T14:37:41.215-04:002018-03-12T14:37:41.215-04:00I would have chosen the young woman -- glamorous a...I would have chosen the young woman -- glamorous actress? -- just judging by the look on her face. Fun post!Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-17752288036766073952018-03-12T13:42:14.621-04:002018-03-12T13:42:14.621-04:00Hi Barb,
You have pointed out the problem with Who...Hi Barb,<br />You have pointed out the problem with Who Dun It.<br />The museum description explains how Rockwell did his due diligence on the murder weapon. The beautiful plant in the lower corner is the source of the poison. Rockwell borrowed it from a college botany department (the school told him not to "leave it lying around.") So the tea is poisoned and the broken cup is supposed to be the big clue.<br />However, as you pointed out, what about everyone else drinking the poisoned tea? Could the poison have been only in The Body's cup if it was made with leaves from that plant? Maybe? But it's not clear from the picture and we can't tell if there are other wounds, made with the gun in the butler's pocket, or knife in the lady's hat, or shears in the maid's pocket. Could the dandy have beaten him with that walking stick? And what's up with the chef's hands? Too many clues!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86938096529815525942018-03-12T13:35:10.148-04:002018-03-12T13:35:10.148-04:00Hi Warren, Yup, it's always the innocent looki...Hi Warren, Yup, it's always the innocent looking ones - but in this case, Lassie is blameless.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88527340404398388032018-03-12T13:34:34.381-04:002018-03-12T13:34:34.381-04:00Hi Jim, I can't stop laughing - my husband can...Hi Jim, I can't stop laughing - my husband can relate to this - I always hit up the gift shops!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54359511624436240152018-03-12T13:33:30.332-04:002018-03-12T13:33:30.332-04:00Hi Gloria, I wonder if they only show it at certai...Hi Gloria, I wonder if they only show it at certain times of the year? It was off the main gallery, tucked away near a temporary Christmas exhibit.<br />Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76525453473313460912018-03-12T12:46:28.328-04:002018-03-12T12:46:28.328-04:00This might be the obvious guess: the butler did it...This might be the obvious guess: the butler did it! The tea couldn't have been poisoned because someone else, still alive, was drinking it. But the butler is hiding a gun in his pocket, so the dead guy must have been shot dead.Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-67637556526441564362018-03-12T12:17:41.968-04:002018-03-12T12:17:41.968-04:00It was Lassie. The least likely suspect is the gui...It was Lassie. The least likely suspect is the guilty one.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46645230808573325192018-03-12T10:41:08.584-04:002018-03-12T10:41:08.584-04:00I haven't been to that Norman Rockwell museum,...I haven't been to that Norman Rockwell museum, but there is one in Philadelphia that I quite enjoyed. Jan's brother talked about visiting a Rockwell museum where "the admission was free, but it cost me $100 to get out of the gift shop."<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10322458106939427802018-03-12T10:24:41.497-04:002018-03-12T10:24:41.497-04:00Shari, I've been to the Norman Rockwell museum...Shari, I've been to the Norman Rockwell museum and really enjoyed it, but I don't remember that picture. I also have a huge album of Norman Rockwell pictures that I bought at a garage sale. I'll be going back later to your blog to see if I can figure out who done it. I don't think it is in my book.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11829795878978075912018-03-12T09:48:55.731-04:002018-03-12T09:48:55.731-04:00I like your guesses!
I was so surprised to see th...I like your guesses!<br /><br />I was so surprised to see this work - I thought I'd seen every Norman Rockwell painting a million times. It was such a treat to see so many works that were new to me.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90605438898552357212018-03-12T08:47:56.944-04:002018-03-12T08:47:56.944-04:00I'm going with the butler or maid. They would ...I'm going with the butler or maid. They would have served the tea.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-7415309190581333782018-03-12T04:10:22.907-04:002018-03-12T04:10:22.907-04:00Wow, this was a hard choice. What a great drawing....Wow, this was a hard choice. What a great drawing. I'm going with Ethel, the lady of a certain age. She is the only one drinking the tea and it looks to me like poor Van Johnson died by the cup!<br /><br />I had no idea such a sketch existed, or that Rockwell produced anything that hadn't made it to the magazine cover. What a wonderful museum, and what a wonderful artist. Great pictures, Shari.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.com