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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
DIGITAL ID
(digital file from original photograph) ppmsca 09633 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.09633
CONTROL #
2005687578
Date c 1948
Source
US-LibraryOfCongress-BookLogo.svg This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.09633.
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current12:33, 16 March 2010Thumbnail for version as of 12:33, 16 March 20103,703 × 2,971 (1.63 MB)TrialsanderrorsReverted to version as of 12:35, 4 December 2009 | This is a featured picture in en.wiki
21:33, 14 March 2010Thumbnail for version as of 21:33, 14 March 20104,283 × 3,503 (1.86 MB)RkigaReverted to version as of 20:56, 9 August 2008 -- Overzealous adjusting of contrast and use of stamp tool have blown away too much detail. Cropping of the photo to an arbitrary dimension and removing the handwritten copyright with artist's initials goes a
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05:09, 4 December 2009Thumbnail for version as of 05:09, 4 December 20093,703 × 2,971 (1.17 MB)JacobolusReverted to version as of 02:14, 10 August 2008 – the edit destroyed many of the tones in the original
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20:56, 9 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 20:56, 9 August 20084,283 × 3,503 (1.86 MB)Trialsanderrors;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

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