The Dream of Venus
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The Dream of Venus is the title of a surrealist pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, designed by Salvador Dalí.
It was located in the Amusements Area of the exposition and featured unusual sculptures and statues, such as live nude models.
There were publicity shots of girls in "costumes"[1] made of fresh seafood, photographed by Horst P. Horst, Murray Korman and George Platt Lynes, many featuring lobsters or other seafood. One example is the so-called "Seafood Girl" which used a lobster to cover the female sexual organs of the model.
The architect was the young Woodner Silverman (later known as Ian Woodner).
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See also
- Model astride Trylon and Perisphere[2]
- Murray Korman with Salvador Dalí[3], see Murray Korman
- Amusement Area 1939 at the New York World's Fair
- Sideshows, Dali, Rides and Topless Dancers, film of the event
- Julien Levy, art dealer working with Dali in New York
- Eric Schaal, photographer
- Architectural achievements of Salvador Dalí
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References
- The Weingrow Collection of AvantGarde Art and Literature at Hofstra University.
- Displaying the Marvelous: Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, and Surrealist Exhibition Installations by Lewis Kachur
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