Salvador Dali, 1948
Salvador Dali was an illusive and eccentric artist, and would never settle for anything less than perfection in his artwork. This photo was taken 28 times. That may not sound like much, but back then it required a lot of set up.
Salvador Dali 1948
Photographer Philippe Halsman commented that the team was tired and wet after struggling to get the best shot. That’s not to mention how traumatized the poor cats must have been after it all.
Ernest Hemingway, 1959
Ernest Hemingway is an American legend. A writer well known for many books, but also embodying stereotypical American masculinity. He once complained of being kept away from a battlefield by the government.
Ernest Hemingway 1959
The photographer John Bryson got this shot back in 1959, as Hemingway wondered about the property. Hemingway is quoted as saying it’s the best photo ever taken of him. It was just two years after this that Hemingway died by his own hand.
