Madame Tussaud's attracts crowds through centuries of fame
The London waxworks at Madame Tussaud's in the West End draw about 3000 visitors daily on holidays, with a living receptionist and strict no smoking guards. The Chamber of Horrors, guillotine relics, and famed founder Marie Tussaud highlight a century and a half of allure from her Switzerland origins to England.
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Madame Tussaud
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Tussaud's
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Chamber of Horrors
Tussaud’s
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Persia
England
Madame Marie Tussaud
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Marie
Tussaud
Varga Completes Six Nudes Estate Portraits for Wife
Artist Alberto Varga builds a six painting nude series as his wife’s estate, promising none will be sold in his lifetime. Four completed, one near finish, one in sketch. six professional models including two blondes two redheads and two brunettes. Varga values the set at about £10,000 and recently refused £7,000 for three works.
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Alberto Varga
Varga
Flo Ziegfeld
Ziegfeld
Anna Mae Clift
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