Sunday Puzzle – Mother with Child under Newspaper

August 22, 2020

Detail: Crawford Gillis, August–Mother with Child under Newspaper, 1935; full image below

Overview

Each week we will share a new puzzle featuring an artwork from the Museum’s collection. Whether a solo personal challenge or joint family effort, we make it easy for you to get started solving—simply play on your computer, smartphone, or tablet.

This week’s puzzle is Crawford Gillis’ dreary watercolor, August–Mother with Child under Newspaper.

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A monochrome tan painting of an old woman with a hat in a white dress. A child in a diaper lays across her lap, covered by a newspaper.
Crawford Gillis (American, 1914–2000), August–Mother with Child under Newspaper, 1935, watercolor on paper, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Bequest of Charles E. Shannon, 1997.2.3

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How to Play

Click with a mouse or drag with your finger the digital puzzle pieces into place. Correct alignments will snap together.

Icons

On the Bottom Left
  • Image icon – click to see the work you are putting together
  • Ghost icon – click to see an opaque image of the work on the puzzle board
  • Dotted Square icon – click to arrange or disarrange the puzzle pieces
  • Three Dots icon – click to select to restart the puzzle, change your background color, adjust settings, or get help
On the Bottom Right
  • Puzzle icon – click to play on Jigsaw Planet
  • Window icon – click to play in full-screen mode

How to Rotate Pieces (Extreme)

Mouse + Keyboard

Move the mouse wheel up (left rotation) or down (right rotation).
Or, press the left (left rotation) or right (right rotation) arrow key.

Touch

Tap on the piece and then tap on the appeared left or right rotation icon.

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