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DescriptionSalvador Dali A (Dali Atomicus) 09633u (original).jpg
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In 1941, American photographer Philippe Halsman met the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in New York City and they began to collaborate in the late 1940s. The 1948 work Dali Atomicus explores the idea of suspension, depicting three cats flying, water thrown from a bucket, an easel, a footstool and Salvador Dalí all seemingly suspended in mid-air. The title of the photograph is a reference to Dalí's work Leda Atomica (at that which can be seen in the right of the photograph behind the two cats.) Halsman reported that it took 28 attempts to be satisfied with the result. This is the unretouched version of the photograph that was published in LIFE magazine. In this version the wires suspending the easel and the painting, the hand of the assistant holding the chair and the prop holding up the footstool can still be seen. The frame on the easel is still empty. The copyright for this photo was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office but according to the U.S. Library of Congress was not renewed, putting it in the public domain in the United States and countries which adopted the rule of the shorter term.
TITLE
Salvador Dali A
CALL NUMBER
PH - Halsman (P.), no. 14 (AA size) [P&P]
REPRODUCTION NUMBER
LC-DIG-ppmsca-09633 (digital file from original photograph)
RIGHTS INFORMATION
No known restrictions on publication. No renewal found in Copyright Office.
SUMMARY
Portrait photograph of Salvador Dali, including objects, cats, and water caught in surreal motion.
MEDIUM
1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
c1948.
CREATOR
Halsman, Philippe, photographer.
NOTES
J3769 U.S. Copyright Office
Title from item. Image also published as Dali Atomicus.
SUBJECTS
Dalí, Salvador,--1904-1989.
Cats--1940-1950.
Water--1940-1950.
Surrealism--1940-1950.
FORMAT
Portrait photographs 1940-1950.
Gelatin silver prints 1940-1950.
OTHER TITLE
Dali atomicus.
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
El 1941, el fotògraf Philippe Halsman i l'artista surrealista Salvador Dalí es van conéixer a Nova York i van iniciar una coŀlaboració a les darreries dels anys 40. Dali Atomicus (1948) explora la idea de suspensió. El títol és una referència a l'obra de Dalí Leda atòmica, que apareix a la fotografia. Segons Halsman, van caldre 28 intents fins a trobar la fotografia satisfactòria. Aquesta és una versió no retocada, publicada a la revista LIFE, on encara es poden veure els cables sostenint alguns objectes.
This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart and the copyright renewal logs. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (70 years p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
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