Gallery Talk: “Life Mask: A Celebration of Gifts from the Dale Jansen Estate”

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Join Associate Curator Ashton Cooper, Ph.D., for a gallery talk of the exhibition “Life Mask: A Celebration of Gifts from the Dale Jansen Estate.” This exhibition pays tribute to the late philanthropist, collector, and longtime Des Moines Art Center supporter Dale Jansen. 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.

Free; no registration required.

Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923 – 2015)
Green Curve with a Radius of 20′, from portfolio “For Meyer Schapiro” (detail), 1974
Lithograph with embossing on Special Arjomari paper
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of the Estate of Dale Jansen, 2024.61