Elizabeth Gibson
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the explanation provided by Steve.
publication date: Monday, June 8, 2020 (part of Summer 2020)
category: 
Art
clue: In NYC, one man's trash...
explanation: Elizabeth Gibson found a canvas painted by Rufino Tamayo in a garbage pile after it was stolen. She later shared in the $1,000,000 for which it auctioned. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, and Scott Hardie
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