A death mask of infamous gangster John Dillinger can be found on display at the Florence County Museum. Stephen Motte and Cherish Thomas join Host Andrew Davis to discuss the background of this rather ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1914 the Surgeon General asked ...

Zarco Guerrero wants to teach us to laugh in the face of death during this year’s Día de Los Muertos holiday. The master sculptor – a mask-making guru who has honed his skills studying worldwide for ...

This death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte is a plaster cast painted gold. It was created for the United States National Museum in 1904 from a copy of the death mask that Lieutenant John W. Timmons, U.S.N.

Funerary masks on the Colombian mummies have always remained in the spotlight for archaeologists. Their life-like quality provides a strong connection to the past, which has become stronger with the ...

overall: 22.2 × 15.1 × 11.5 cm, 4 lb. (8 3/4 × 5 15/16 × 4 1/2 in., 1.814 kg) ...