Madame Tussaud and the History of Waxwork

Informationen zum Autor PAMELA PILBEAM is Reader in Modern European History at Royal Holloway and Bedfore New College, University of London, UK. Klappentext Madame Tussaud was a very remarkable woman. She survived the French Revolution! brought her waxworks to England! and made them the most popular tourist attraction in London. Pamela Pilbeam deals with Madame Tussaud and her exhibition as part of the wider history of wax modelling and of popular entertainment. Zusammenfassung Tussaud's catered for the public's fascination with monarchy! whether Henry VIII and his wives or Queen Victoria! as well as for their love of history! acting as an accessible and enjoyable museum. This work looks at Madame Tussaud herself and her exhibition as part of the wider history of wax modelling and of popular entertainment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations; Introduction; 1 The Origins of Wax Modelling; 2 The Wax Salon; 3 Revolutionary Paris; 4 The Travelling Wax Exhibition; 5 The Baker Street Bazaar; 6 Wax Rivals; 7 From the Great Exhibition to the First World War; 8 Waxworks in the Age of Film; 9 The Appeal of Waxworks; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Pilbeam, Pamela M. Pilbeam
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2006
• EAN: 9781852855116
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-511-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; History: specific events & topics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / General, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Carving, ART / Museum Studies, Biography / Autobiography, ART / Sculpture & Installation, History: specific events and topics, Biography: historical, political and military, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Carvings: artworks, Carving & modelling, moulding & casting, Carvings, masks, reliefs, Carving and modelling, moulding and casting