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  • ‘Frozen Franco’ artist found not guilty

    07/18/2013 10:03:35 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 24 replies
    The Local (Spain) ^ | 18 Jul 2013 16:49 GMT+02:00 | Alex Dunham
    An artist who created a wax model of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco “frozen” in a fridge has been cleared from a lawsuit against him presented by the leader’s foundation. Eugenio Marino grabbed the limelight at last year’s ARCO modern art fair in Madrid with his satirical work of art, titled “Always Franco”. The piece depicted the nationalist leader in full military gear frozen inside a Coca-Cola fridge. …
  • Wax Figures Show (Real George Washington

    02/17/2006 2:31:10 AM PST · by Majie Purple · 399 replies · 2,242+ views
    Forbes ^ | February 17, 2006 | Richard Pyle
    News 02/17/2006 00:13:06 EST Wax Figures Show 'Real' George Washington By RICHARD PYLE Associated Press Writer NEW YORK - In a former box factory on an old Brooklyn street named for him, half a mile from where his defeated army escaped by night to fight another day, George Washington has all but come back to life. Not just one George Washington, but three - the 19-year-old wilderness surveyor, the 45-year-old Revolutionary War general and the 57-year-old president on his inauguration day in 1789. The trio of life-size wax figures, created by British-born artists Stuart Williamson and Sue Day, is destined...