Recorded on June 1, 2025 at the Des Moines Art Center.
This lecture was led by Amy N. Worthen, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Emerita, Des Moines Art Center. The talk was inspired by the Art Center’s exhibition, “Life Mask: A Celebration of Gifts from the Dale Jansen Estate,” which was on view in the John Brady Print Gallery April through August of 2025. The exhibition paid tribute to the late philanthropist, collector, and longtime Art Center supporter Dale Jansen, who passed away in early 2024. Its title is borrowed from Bruce Nauman’s 1981 lithograph “Life Mask,” one of 65 artworks that were donated to the Art Center by Jansen through his estate.
