Thursday, March 1, 2012

Madame Tussauds

Marie Tussaud, born Anna Maria Grosholtz (1761-1850) in Strasbourg, France, created her first wax figure of Voltaire in 1777. Madame Tussauds wax museum has now grown to become a major tourist attraction in London with branches in Amsterdam, Bangkok, Berlin,  Blackpool, Dubai, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Las Vegas, New York City, Shanghai, Sydney, Vienna and Washington, D.C. This photo of Stevie Wonder’s wax representation was taken in Las Vegas, frequency adjustments courtesy of Jero.
Photograph copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

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