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The 1939 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 62 nations, 35 U.S. states and territories, and 1,400 ...
Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach is an oil painting by the Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, from 1938. It is part of the Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, in Hartford , Connecticut .
The New York World's Fair Corporation (WFC) was formed to oversee the exposition in October 1935, [2] and the WFC took over the site in 1936. [3] The WFC announced details of the fair's master plan in October 1936, which called for an exposition themed to "the world of tomorrow". [4] The World's Fair officially opened on April 30, 1939, [5] and ...
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol [b] [a] gcYC (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí (/ ˈ d ɑː l i, d ɑː ˈ l iː / DAH-lee, dah-LEE; [2] Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli]), [c] was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and ...
Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time (or Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of Contemporary Cinema), also known as the Barcelona Sphinx, [1] is an artwork in gouache, pastel and collage on cardboard, by surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, from 1939.
1939 New York World's Fair The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a World's Fair held at Treasure Island in San Francisco , California, U.S. The exposition operated from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island. [ 1 ]
Before his death in 2001, Mr Argillet amassed a significant personal collection of rare Dalí works, which Ms Argillet has meticulously curated into distinct sections.
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 from 1940 to 1948. It is said to be one of his most recognizable paintings. It is of a man scrambling out of an egg while an adult woman and child look on. [1]