The entrance area is lined with 25 death masks, some made with human teeth and hair, of historical figures like Napoleon and Beethoven.
New York Times(Oct 23, 2016)
You can also see his death mask and compare it to the statue.
Washington Post(Oct 22, 2016)
Despite the apparent realism of Brooks’s ending, it plays like a smiley face stuck on a death mask.
The New Yorker(Oct 13, 2016)