[Dali and Costumed Model]
Collection: Collection on the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair
Date: 1939
Material: height: 8 1/2 x width: 6 1/2 inches Dimension:
gelatin silver prints
Creator: unknown
Identifier: aql:1647 2004.2.32 QMOA
Description: Salvadore Dali posing in front of a partially nude female model wearing an aquatic-themed costume for the Dream of Venus Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Design and exhibit preparation occurred at a manufacturing factory in Long Island City, Queens. This photo is part of a collection acquired from the Jean Farley Levy and Julien Levy Estate (partial gift of Eric Strom). Images of the Dream of Venus Pavilion primarily by Eric Schaal; images of models in studio by George Platt-Lynes, Horst P. Horst, and Murray Korman.
Creator :
unknown
Date :
1939
Summary/Description :
Salvadore Dali posing in front of a partially nude female model wearing an aquatic-themed costume for the Dream of Venus Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Design and exhibit preparation occurred at a manufacturing factory in Long Island City, Queens. This photo is part of a collection acquired from the Jean Farley Levy and Julien Levy Estate (partial gift of Eric Strom). Images of the Dream of Venus Pavilion primarily by Eric Schaal; images of models in studio by George Platt-Lynes, Horst P. Horst, and Murray Korman.
Subject :
Dali, Salvador, 1904-1989; Nudes; New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Amusement Area
Rights :
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
Coverage :
Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
photographic prints
Format :
height: 8 1/2 x width: 6 1/2 inches; gelatin silver prints
Identifier :
aql:1647 2004.2.32 QMOA
Subject:
Dali, Salvador, 1904-1989; Nudes; New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Amusement Area
Dali, Salvador, 1904-1989; Nudes; New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Amusement Area
Rights Notice
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
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