Death Masks

It's our first full episode! This week, Katie tours us through the totally creepy, centuries-old practice of creating death masks. Yep. It's as weird as it sounds. Sources: Death Mask Radiolab Episode Edward III and Philippa of Hainault | Westminster Abbey The curious and gruesome art of human death masks LCP Art & Artifacts - Death Masks Resusci Anne and L'Inconnue: The Mona Lisa of the Seine New-York Historical Society - Aaron Burr Death Mask Recreating Roman Wax Masks Vol 6 Iss 3, Expedition Magazine in 2014 Masks - Funerary and Commemorative Uses Videos Mentioned in this Episode: Orange County Registry - Making a Death Mask https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LyPx2x7ZJs&t=78s New York Magazine - Death Mask Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrk41H7WDY Death Masks, BBC London News Article https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yCe51xHmec Nick Reynolds, Death Masks https://vimeo.com/111618823 Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to get new episodes every Monday! Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod 2022 All Rights Reserved