Salvador Dali’s proposed monument for Monument Avenue
Via WholeTruthMuseum: Based on the allegory of St. George slaying the dragon, Dali proposed a full-bodied Sallie Tompkins standing in a petri dish — balanced atop a giant finger — taking a swing at a beast symbolizing disease. Apparently this sketc…
Via WholeTruthMuseum: Based on the allegory of St. George slaying the dragon, Dali proposed a full-bodied Sallie Tompkins standing in a petri dish — balanced atop a giant finger — taking a swing at a beast symbolizing disease. Apparently this sketch was published in the local newspaper and met with almost universal disapproval.
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