Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dali Atomicus

 
Original - In 1941 Philippe Halsman met the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí and they began to collaborate in the late 1940s. The 1948 work Dali Atomicus explores the idea of suspension, depicting three cats flying, a bucket of thrown water, and Salvador Dalí in mid air. The title of the photograph is a reference to Dalí's work Leda Atomica 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 one of the earlier versions, the copyright for which was not renewed, putting it in Public domain.
Reason
A very appropriate photograph of Dali.
Articles this image appears in
Salvador Dali, Philippe Halsman
Creator
Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman
For the record, it's adapted from text in Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 21:30, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, assuming it really is PD. Halsman & Dali rock!
One does wonder how they were able to toss the cats 28 times. Welder's gloves? Stuffed animals? --Pete Tillman (talk) 19:47, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Haiku
Furious wet cat
now flying through Dali's air
soon landing with claws
pschemp | talk 05:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Salvador Dali A (Dali Atomicus) 09633u.jpg MER-C 10:27, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]