Dalí Museum

Hi All,

This morning we met Alan & Barbara at the Dalí Museum in St Petersburg.

This striking though enigmatic building has a lot in common with the artist.

In 1943, Reynolds and Eleanor Morse purchased their first painting by Salvador Dali. Our docent Irene told us about it. For over 40 years the Morses were collectors, patrons and friends of Dalí. Their collection outgrew their home, then a small museum in Cleveland, then a medium size museum in St Petersburg FL until coming to its current home along the St Petersburg waterfront.

This work is titled "Gala (Dali's wife) contemplating the Mediterranean Sea".  The fuzzy image of Abraham Lincoln in the lower left is curious 

until you step back to take in the entire image and understand the other title, "Lincoln in Dalivision".

This is one of Dalí's huge masterworks, "The Ecumenical Council".

Many of Dali's curious works are hard to describe or explain. That includes the "The Birth of a New Man"

and "The Hand of Remorse".

After our museum tour we had a wonderful lunch at the Viloy Hotel across the harbor .

It was great to spend time with Elissa, Alan & Barbara. Now we head back to Barberville.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

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