Sculpture for a person to wearSourced
Anna Coleman Ladd used portrait skills for wartime masks
During World War I, Anna Coleman Ladd made cosmetic masks for soldiers with facial injuries. She used pre-injury photographs to model features and painted thin metal to match the wearer’s skin. Spectacles or strings supported the pieces.
The sculpture was intended for a wearer rather than a gallery.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05