1989 Gallery

A Library Study of Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) is seated at a desk for a library study of the surrealist artist as an author. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali'. When asked about the presence of the statue, he said, Just to make people ask questions. Date: 02/04/1941

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United States Air Force - McDonnell F-4C-18-MC Phantom II

United States Air Force - McDonnell F-4C-18-MC Phantom II 63-7478 (msn 471) of the 4453 CCTW, at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida. Modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft.USAF 4453rd Combat Crew Training Wing (CCTW) (1 Apr 1964 - 30 Sep 1971)USAF 80th TFS (347th TFW).USAF 67th TFS (18th TFW).1981: Indiana ANG 113th TFS.2/1989: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Date: circa 1967

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Dali with Vision of War

The surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), is photographed here with his painting, Vision of War, recently executed at the time for the first major retrospective of his work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York to open in April 1941. At the time he was also working on his autobiography, The Secret Life of Salvador Dali'. The artist and his wife, Gala, had moved to the United States in 1940 to escape the German occupation of France. Date: 02/04/1941

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans