Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man
| Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man | |
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| Artist | Salvador Dalí |
| Year | 1943 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 32 cm × 46 cm (12.5 in × 18 in) |
| Location | Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, Florida |
Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man is a 1943 painting by Salvador Dalí. The painting was done during Dalí's stay in the United States during 1940 to 1948. it is said to be one of the most recognisable paintings by him. It is of a man scrambling out of an egg while a mother and her son watch, pointing. The painting is commonly thought to depict the change in the world America would bring at the end of World War II.[1]
It was reproduced on the cover of the record album Newborn.
References
- ^ ""Geopoliticus" child watching the birth of the new man | Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí". www.salvador-dali.org. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
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