Stuff about Things: An Art History Podcast

Episode 19: Madame Tussaud & Her Empire of Wax

Oct 12, 2019 · 59 min · 43.2 MB
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Heads on sticks! Heads in wax! Heads in trunks! This hour-long episode is a deep dive into the life and work of Anna Maria Grosholtz... though you may call her Madame Tussaud. This episode covers it all—from little Marie’s birth in 1761 to the present-day process of making a new celebrity waxworks! Come for the wax heads, stay in spite of the bad French accent.