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Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) is one of the most famous and popular artists of the
twentieth century. Until recently, however, most critics and art historians considered only a small portion of his prolific output — that executed between 1929 and 1939, when he was in direct contact with the Paris Surrealists — to
be worthy of serious study. Over the past decade, there has been a revitalization of interest in Dalí's art and writing of the 1940s through the
1980s, though that "renaissance" has concerned chiefly his paintings — his 1950s "Nuclear Mysticism," his 1960s proto-Pop Art paintings, and his 1970s
experiments with optical illusions — and, to a lesser extent, his films. His enormous body of limited-edition graphic suites, in contrast, continues to
await proper reassessment. The Exhibit, Aliyah, The Rebirth of Israel (1968), organized as part of the dedicatory year for the Marcus Hillel Center of Emory University, leads that effort, buttressing the growing critical awareness and appreciation of Dalí's later work through its reconsideration of what is surely
one of the artist's most visually appealing — and historically significant — graphic commissions.
Dr. Elliott H. KingGuest Curator, "Dalí: The Late Work," High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2010
In April 1968, for the 20th anniversary of the State of Israel, a special issue
of Hadassah Magazine was published. It caught the excitement of Dali's new work entitled "Aliyah, The Rebirth of Israel" as follows:
An epic history of the return of the Jewish people to their homeland — expressed in 25 bold, dramatic, yet sensitive drawings, sketches and water-
color paintings by the surrealist master, Salvador Dali — will shortly be added of the art treasure of Israel and museums and collectors throughout the world.
Appropriately titled "Aliyah, The Rebirth of Israel," the series of paintings captures the spirit of the Jews from the first days of the exile and for nearly 2,000 years in the diaspora until their final return to their cherished soil of Israel. Embracing a wide spectrum of moods, from gaiety to deep drama to stark tragedy, it culminates in the ultimate triumph of justice and the joyous
restoration of the nation.
David R. BlumenthalJay and Leslie Cohen Professor of Judaic Studies
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
"Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and
over the fowl of the air and over the cattle and over every creeping thing" (Genesis
1:26)
The Pioneers of Israel: "With one of
his hands, he wrought the work
and, with the other, held his weapon" (Nehemiah 4:11)
The Land at the Start of Jewish
Settlement: "I will make the
wilderness a pool of water" (Isaiah
41:18)
The Land Come to Life: "The
mountains and the hills shall break forth before you
into singing and all the trees of the
field shall clap their hands" (Isaiah
55:12)
"I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the
curse; therefore, choose life that
thou mayest live, thou and thy seed"
(Deuteronomy 30:19)