Madame Tussaud: A Life in Wax. Kate Berridge

Madame Tussaud: A Life in Wax



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Publisher: William Morrow
Language: English
Page: 367
ISBN: 0060528478, 9780060528478

From Publishers Weekly

This smart biography reveals the fascinating life of the woman behind the still-thriving world famous wax museum. In Berridge's capable hands, Madame Tussaud, nee Marie Grosholtz (1761-1850), is presented as "a cultural innovator," the architect behind "the first and most enduring worldwide brand to be identified simply by reference to its founder's name." Berridge uses deft capsule histories of the French Revolution and popular entertainments of the day to support her interpretations of Tussaud's life and work. Dividing her life into three periods-early years, traveling and fame-Berridge critically examines Tussaud's 1838 autobiography, calling into question and reinterpreting much of the press-savvy show woman's complex background, most significantly young Marie's role as French Revolution "victim." Berridge's post-modern analysis of the cultural role played by life size wax likenesses in an era before the photograph is insightful and prescient, especially her reading of Tussaud as a progenitor of the "nascent cult of celebrity" through her tastefully voyeuristic exhibits of the famous and infamous, and her claims of direct connection to many of the figures. Highly recommended for pop culture enthusiasts, biography readers and wax nuts. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Review

"an exemplary job of capturing the temper of the times and placing Tussaud within the context of European popular culture." (Library Journal )"An interesting look at how the instability of the French Revolution helped spawn a profitable enterprise." (Miami Herald )"Vigor Mortis glitters with ideas and insights." (The Guardian (London) for Vigor Mortis )"Full of fascinating and unexpectedly lively stuff." (New Statesman for Vigor Mortis )"Brilliantly odd and sympathetically clever." (The Spectator for Vigor Mortis )



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