This project has included the input and assistance of numerous individuals and institutions, for which we are most grateful. We were very lucky to interview a number of Dali’s portrait subjects, as well as their children and other relatives, who all provided valuable first-hand information and often humorous anecdotes. Among these, we would like to thank Pauline Baker Pitt, Bill and Moses Berkson, Carleton Briggs and Mitzi Sigall Briggs, Gerrett Copeland, Marina Kellen French, Mary Ganzenmuller, Vere Gaynor, Ann Hatch, Arthur Clarke Herrington and his daughter Eldrid, Carlos M. de la Cruz, Mon Ling Landegger and her daughter Ling Ling, Linda Leonard, Lenka Myers, Sister Rose Pacatte, Evette Suero Talkish, and many others.
Writers Meryle Secrest, John Tiffany and Craig Unger were quick to help us out, and we are also privileged to have the support and encouragement of a group of Dali enthusiasts and experts, many of whom shared important contacts and research with us. This is the fun and lively CollectDali internet forum run by Rik Pavlescak, and including Jonathan Berle, Paul Chimera, Janice Embrey, Bernard Ewell, Kermit Heim, Charlie Hinson, B.J., Deborah Larsen, Louis Markoya, Roger, Nigel and Lesley Simmins, Enrique Esteban Zepeda Vázquez, and – if we have left anyone out, we hope we will be forgiven, as conversations were often so lively we lost track of various threads and their origins. Special thanks to Paul Dorsey, who helped us in many ways, including initially getting in touch with each other. Also for some valuable information and colour photos of images from his excellent website Dali Planet.
We are also grateful to a number of individuals at Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses, who helped us connect with the owners of certain works of art. Many others assisted with photography, chasing up leads, reviewing, critiquing and shaping the manuscript, giving expert advice and other vital assistance. These were colleagues, acquaintances and good friends, including Carrie Bradburn of Capeheart Photography, Barbara Briggs of Loon Hill Studios, Barbara Eberle, Janine Frenken, Marie-Noëlle Harris, Carol Ibsen, Mars Jaffe, Carol Miller, Dana Peters, Ann Powell of John L. Loeb Jr. Associates Inc., Allison V. Smith of Allison V. Smith Photography, Ken Rentner, Ariel Rubinstein, Walter B. Terry, Jr., Grace Terry, and photographers Alice and James Thompson of Funico Studios.
We are deeply indebted to the many archives, libraries, museums and galleries who offered us guidance and research materials when requested. The staff of the Centre for Dalinian Studies at the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation in Figueres, Spain have been greatly helpful, including Director Montse Aguer, as well as Mercedes Aznar, Bea Crespo, Anna Otero and Carme Ruiz. We are equally grateful to the library staff at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, who facilitated access to their portrait files and clippings in the 2000's.
Many thanks also to the following scholars and professionals who helped shape the manuscript and shared information and advice: Dawn Ades, Professor Emerita, University of Essex; Susan K. Anderson, The Martha Hamilton Morris Archivist, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Michael Basinski, Curator, The Poetry Collection, University of Buffalo; Dilys E. Blum, Jack M. and Annette Y. Friedland Senior Curator of Costume and Textiles, Philadelphia Museum of Art; David A. Brenneman, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Clare Elliott, Assistant Curator, and Toby Kamps, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Menil Collection; Brian Friedberg, Curatorial Assistant at The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; Barbara Gabriel, Adjunct Professor, The Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture, Carleton University; Terry Graff, Director/CEO and Chief Curator, and Sarah Dick, Registrar, Beaverbrook Art Gallery; Oliver Halsman Rosenberg of the Philippe Halsman Archive; David Keegan, Senior Program Director, The Lasker Foundation; Elliott H. King, Assistant Professor of Art History, Washington and Lee University; Edward Maeder, Independent Curator and former Director of Exhibitions and Curator of Textiles at Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts; Keith E. Minsinger, Registrar and Database Manager, Hagley Museum and Library; Virginia H. O’Hara, Curator of Collections, Brandywine River Museum of Art; Siobhan O’Keeffe, The Mona Bismarck Foundation; Lynsey Sczechowicz, Audiovisual Reference Archivist, Hagley Museum and Library; Michael R. Taylor, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Nancy H. Yeide, Head, Department of Curatorial Records, National Gallery of Art.
Most of all, we are infinitely grateful for the love, support, patience and guidance offered by our families, including Susanne Klumpner, Linus Klumpner, Kevin Chappell and Monica Pine.
Writers Meryle Secrest, John Tiffany and Craig Unger were quick to help us out, and we are also privileged to have the support and encouragement of a group of Dali enthusiasts and experts, many of whom shared important contacts and research with us. This is the fun and lively CollectDali internet forum run by Rik Pavlescak, and including Jonathan Berle, Paul Chimera, Janice Embrey, Bernard Ewell, Kermit Heim, Charlie Hinson, B.J., Deborah Larsen, Louis Markoya, Roger, Nigel and Lesley Simmins, Enrique Esteban Zepeda Vázquez, and – if we have left anyone out, we hope we will be forgiven, as conversations were often so lively we lost track of various threads and their origins. Special thanks to Paul Dorsey, who helped us in many ways, including initially getting in touch with each other. Also for some valuable information and colour photos of images from his excellent website Dali Planet.
We are also grateful to a number of individuals at Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses, who helped us connect with the owners of certain works of art. Many others assisted with photography, chasing up leads, reviewing, critiquing and shaping the manuscript, giving expert advice and other vital assistance. These were colleagues, acquaintances and good friends, including Carrie Bradburn of Capeheart Photography, Barbara Briggs of Loon Hill Studios, Barbara Eberle, Janine Frenken, Marie-Noëlle Harris, Carol Ibsen, Mars Jaffe, Carol Miller, Dana Peters, Ann Powell of John L. Loeb Jr. Associates Inc., Allison V. Smith of Allison V. Smith Photography, Ken Rentner, Ariel Rubinstein, Walter B. Terry, Jr., Grace Terry, and photographers Alice and James Thompson of Funico Studios.
We are deeply indebted to the many archives, libraries, museums and galleries who offered us guidance and research materials when requested. The staff of the Centre for Dalinian Studies at the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation in Figueres, Spain have been greatly helpful, including Director Montse Aguer, as well as Mercedes Aznar, Bea Crespo, Anna Otero and Carme Ruiz. We are equally grateful to the library staff at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, who facilitated access to their portrait files and clippings in the 2000's.
Many thanks also to the following scholars and professionals who helped shape the manuscript and shared information and advice: Dawn Ades, Professor Emerita, University of Essex; Susan K. Anderson, The Martha Hamilton Morris Archivist, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Michael Basinski, Curator, The Poetry Collection, University of Buffalo; Dilys E. Blum, Jack M. and Annette Y. Friedland Senior Curator of Costume and Textiles, Philadelphia Museum of Art; David A. Brenneman, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Clare Elliott, Assistant Curator, and Toby Kamps, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Menil Collection; Brian Friedberg, Curatorial Assistant at The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; Barbara Gabriel, Adjunct Professor, The Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture, Carleton University; Terry Graff, Director/CEO and Chief Curator, and Sarah Dick, Registrar, Beaverbrook Art Gallery; Oliver Halsman Rosenberg of the Philippe Halsman Archive; David Keegan, Senior Program Director, The Lasker Foundation; Elliott H. King, Assistant Professor of Art History, Washington and Lee University; Edward Maeder, Independent Curator and former Director of Exhibitions and Curator of Textiles at Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts; Keith E. Minsinger, Registrar and Database Manager, Hagley Museum and Library; Virginia H. O’Hara, Curator of Collections, Brandywine River Museum of Art; Siobhan O’Keeffe, The Mona Bismarck Foundation; Lynsey Sczechowicz, Audiovisual Reference Archivist, Hagley Museum and Library; Michael R. Taylor, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Nancy H. Yeide, Head, Department of Curatorial Records, National Gallery of Art.
Most of all, we are infinitely grateful for the love, support, patience and guidance offered by our families, including Susanne Klumpner, Linus Klumpner, Kevin Chappell and Monica Pine.
