Dalí’s 'Aliyah': A Moment in Jewish History

In 1966, Samuel Shore, head of Shorewood Publishers in New York, commissioned Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) for a project commemorating the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. Such a commission was not uncommon for the artist; he had already completed commissions that included Dante’s Divine Comedy (1951-60, published in 1963) and the Biblia Sacra (1963-64, published in 1969). In fact, from approximately 1965 to 1979, the artist’s output was largely comprised of painted works on paper, completed on commission and made expressly for production as limited-edition prints.

On view is a rare complete set of the lithographic prints offers a contrasting complement to Dalí: Poetics of the Small, 1929–1936. 

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.