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2018/10/18
The Story behind the Surreal Photograph of Salvador Dalí and Three Flying Cats

The Story behind the Surreal Photograph of Salvador Dalí and Three Flying Cats

Before photographer Philippe Halsman and Surrealist Salvador Dali settled on the idea of tossing three cats into the air for the photograph Dali Atomicus (1948), the Spanish artist suggested they blow up a duck using dynamite. Considering it took 26 attempts to pull off the picture of a levitating Dali in a chaotic airborne scene, Halsman`s insistence against the first idea was decidedly the best course of action.
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