The last photo is Dali arriving in New York in December 1936 (with Gala). Lorca had been killed by Franco's fascists in August 1936.

*Être Dieu: opéra-poème, audiovisuel et cathare en six parties* is a self-proclaimed "opera-poem" written by Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. It features Dalí as God, Brigitte Bardot as an artichoke and Catherine the Great and Marilyn Monroe do a striptease. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hYm...

i liked spillane's commitment to the grift as much as anything else

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Dali and Gala getting dressed for the Bad Dream Party 1941

1935 Newspaper clipping of Dali costumes for the “Bal Onirique” or “Dream Ball”

On the streets of New York recording audio for Fritz the Cat in 1971

“Gala”, a ballet by Maurice Béjart with stage design by Salvador Dalí #BOTD, at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris on April 17, 1962. Starring Ludmilla Tcherina and Germinal Casado.

Portrait of Colonel Jack Warner by Salvador Dali (1951)

Dali’s lifestyle was expensive, and the art world wasn’t awash in money during his peak painting years. Between the 1940’s to the 1970’s Dali was forced to paint commissioned portraits of rich society people with a *Dali touch*. A thread of Dali society portraits. Dali by Philippe Halsman

"When I had my cover on Elle magazine, everyone wanted to work with me... I earned a lot of money in 6 months, because I did Coca-Cola, Palmolive, Pepsodent. That's how Godard saw me, because on 1 side of the Champs-Élysées I was selling 1 brand of soap, and on the other I was selling Palmolive."

“The only sin is mediocrity.” -Martha Graham #BOTD

Huntly Gordon, San Francisco’s unofficial pope, has died after falling in his apartment and hitting his head. Gordon, a businessman, activist and longtime member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, spent his last night out dancing at the club. He was 91 years old.

Welt am Draht (World on a Wire), a science fiction television series directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1973) Based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye, it is the story of a supercomputer capable of simulating an entire reality inhabited by human beings unaware that they are virtual.

Portraits of professionals made from the tools of their trade (ca. 1800). More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/arcimboldo-esque-composite-portraits-of-trades-ca-1800 @ExploreWellcome

'EVERY SOUL IS A CIRCUS' Erick Hawkins as the ringmaster, Martha Graham Company photo by Barbara Morgan. 1941

“Give me two hours a day of activity, and I'll take the other twenty-two in dreams.” -Salvador Dalí #BOTD

I tracked down (and bought) a very rare snapshot of the Disneyland Jester!!! Written on the back is "Disneyland Gesture 1961" #NewAcquisition

Good morning!

I had that dream again

Now that's what I call a birdhouse circa 1937 - looks a bit like the 'Psycho' House, which was apparently modelled after a wooden frame domicile which Hitchcock saw in Ohio but perhaps this image & Norman's stuffed birds are the real influence?

Marc Andreessen promoting ChatGPT

I always feel as if Claire Luce was done dirty by being so closely named to that playwriting termagant who did at least give us The Women. Here she is on the cover of a 1931 Egyptian movie magazine…

Ancient Greek ballots used to kick politicians out of Athens! Broken pieces of pot, known as ‘ostraca’, were used in a democratic process known as an ‘ostracism’. If a candidate received 6,000 votes, they were exiled for 10 years! Ostraca inscribed ‘Themistocles’, 482 BC 📷 by me #Archaeology

Bread art is possibly the most German thing ever.

Monday

"Back in town, the boys are"

I had that dream again

Judicial Measurements, from The Paris Law Courts: Sketches of Men (1884). "M. Bertillon, who is a man of essentially simple mind ... established three great general classes, each distinguished by the stature of the individuals measured: short, middle-sized, and tall."

Mother agreed to fly today, but it required a very expensive bribe!

Have you seen your mother, baby standing in the shadow?

Early 1900’s lithographed tin imperial rotograph pocket three D folding stereoscope stereoview and cards.

Today we’ll explore Fred Astaire's rare short film Tap Hot. It is not so much a film about a secret agent, as it is a cover for actual secret agents to share secret coded messages. It is credited with helping to win WWII. 1/10

After WWII this famous photo of Fred’s dance shoes took on a special meaning for members of intelligence agencies. They became a symbol for future trainees of hiding in plain sight. 10/10

Mother has today off, so Father is doing her parts in the act Nobody can tell from a distance....

Happy Mother's Day from the NY Times

Happy Mother Muffin Day!

#SundayReads: Jessica Riskin on the history of talking machines, from their origins in musical automata to inventors’ quixotic attempts to make androids pronounce words, converse, and declare their love: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/early-androids-and-artificial-speech

Mother has the day off

“Be yourself-but don't be conspicuous.” -Fred Astaire #BOTD

"I Could Never Be Andy Warhol's Mother" by Joan Armstrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5pI...

Good morning!

I had that dream again

Overwhelmed by end of term marking, I almost missed #WorldCollageDay. But here, at the 11th hour, is an untitled work by Pauline Boty from 1960 to mark the occasion. But wait there's more: +

Harpo Marx guest starred on I LOVE LUCY #OTD in 1955, recreating the mirror scene from DUCK SOUP (1933). "My dad had to play the part played by Groucho, so that Lucy could play the part usually played by Harpo," his son Bill Marx said. "There was a lot of rehearsal that went into it." #FIlmSky

"Au fil de Loire" (Along the Loire) by Patrick Commecy in Brives-Charensac, France 🇫🇷 Patrick Commecy and his team transformed this once-blank wall into a vivid riverside scene inspired by the Loire. These mural paintings are called 'trompe-l'œil' in French (eyes cheat). #art #murals #streetart

I'd get that checked out if I were you...