'The Lady Anatomist': 18th-Century Wax Sculptures by Anna Manzolini
Wax anatomists of the time had to be incredibly well-versed in medicine and skilled in sculpture, and few were as talented as Anna Manzolini. More »
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Michelle Legro is an associate editor at Lapham's Quarterly and the web editor of laphamsquarterly.org. Her writing has appeared online at The Second Pass, The Rumpus, and The New Yorker Book Bench.
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