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ILLUSTRATES DANTES
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DAL
During the 1950s, Dal was immersed in devotional art, exploring Catholicism and the mysteries of the Holy Mass. He embraced the Comedy opus as his own artistic testament. In 1958, when the project was announced, public outcry deemed it inappropriate that a Spaniard should illustrate an Italian masterpiece. The government halted the project. Dal, however, continued his labor, confident that a publisher could be found. Dals Divine Comedy print suite was reproduced in wood engravings in Paris, France, in 1963.

DIVINE COMEDY

Organized by The Las Cruces Museum of Art

Las Cruces, New Mexico

In 1957, the government of Italy initiated plans to honor the 700th birthday of one of its most celebrated writers, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). The vision was to commission a great artist to illustrate the Dantes Divine Comedy, widely considered to be the greatest work of Medieval European literature. The renowned Surrealist painter Salvador Dal (1904-1989) received the commission. Dal immediately began creating a series of one hundred watercolor paintings, each one illustrating a Canto [verse] from Dantes epic poem. The paintings would be reproduced as wood engravings and printed as a limited edition print suite.

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THE DIVINE COMEDY PRINT SUITE

French publishers Editions les Heures Claires and Editions Joseph Foret jointly produced the Divine Comedy print suite. In order to translate Dals watercolors into printed plates, two artisans hand carved an average of thirty-five blocks per print for a total of 3,500 hand-carved wood blocks. The print production process spanned five years. A small number of suites from the limited edition of one hundred and fifty were signed by Dal in colored pencil; Inferno (Book 1 of the epic) signed in red pencil, Purgatory (Book 2) in purple, and Paradise (Book 3) in blue.

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Waterfall of the Phlegethon Inferno, Canto 34 (C) 2008 Salvador Dal, Gala-Salvador Dal Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

EXHIBITION CONTENT:
One hundred (100) piece framed suite featuring Salvador Dals illustrations of Dantes Divine Comedy from the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Unless otherwise noted, all two-dimensional works are equipped with hanging hardware.
Left image: Paradiso, 15 Dantes Ecstasy (C) 2008 Salvador Dal, Gala-Salvador Dal Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Right image: Purgatorio 15, Law of Climbing (C) 2008 Salvador Dal, Gala-Salvador Dal Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

SPACE REQUIREMENTS:
The exhibition is designed to fit an area of approximately 300 to 400 linear feet of wall space; adjustments may be made for double hanging the works. Approximately 60 sq feet required for storage.

EXHIBIT FEE:
The ten week exhibit fee of $9,900.00 includes wall-to-wall fine art insurance. Smith Kramer offers 10% off the exhibit fee for a full double booking of the exhibition. The Sponsor will also be responsible for prorated shipping charges. A 20% deposit is required at the signing of the Sponsor Agreement.

PRORATED SHIPPING FEE:

The prorated shipping fee is $3,450.00. The exhibition will be packed in approximately six (6) custom crates. Transport will be via an air ride fine arts shuttle. Smith Kramer, Inc. will make all shipping arrangements.

SUPPORTING MATERIALS: THE DIVINE COMEDY

Dante Alighieris poem The Divine Comedy [La Divina Commedia] describes the authors journey, guided by the Roman poet Virgil, through Hell [Inferno] and Purgatory [Purgatorio], and finally into Heaven [Paradiso] led by his muse, Beatrice, and Saint Bernard. Dante began composing his epic poem in 1307 in Verona, Italy, where he was living in political exile from his beloved home in Florence, Italy. Political passions as well as religious ones informed the work. By the time the first two books of the Divine Comedy [Inferno and Purgatorio] were released, Dante was acclaimed throughout much of Tuscany as its greatest poet. Dante completed the final book of The Divine Comedy, Paradiso, shortly before his death in 1321.

The exhibit fee includes the following: one thousand (1,000) four-color copies of the exhibition brochure, identification labels for each work, and framed title and bilingual (Spanish/English) text panels. Each Sponsor will receive one copy of the exhibition catalogue (bilingual) and additional copies may be purchased through the Foundation for Las Cruces Museums. Please note: Sponsoring venues will be required to secure copyright of imagery for press use through the Artists Rights Society, New York.

Sponsor Requirements
SECURITY:
This is a limted security exhibition; Museum or secured gallery space only; staff presence required in the gallery during public hours of exhibit; gallery space secured after hours with a qualified security system; fire protection in compliance with local ordinance.

SALVADOR DAL
Salvador Dal is generally considered the foremost, if not defining, artist of the Surrealist movement. Dal was born in Figueras, Spain, and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. There he studied classical art as well as the modern paintings of the early 1920s. In the late 1920s he was introduced to Surrealism, a creative movement of artists and writers influenced by the emerging theories of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. The Surrealists created art informed by Freuds concepts of the subconscious mind and the world of dreams- primarily centered on role of sexuality as the driving force behind human experience. Salvador Dal further claimed to have control over his own subconscious mind and to have the ability to call images from his subconscious at will. He dubbed this creative process the paranoiac-critical method. Dal continued to work in this method for the rest of his life. While his paintings are considered masterpieces of the Surrealist movement, Dal is also often likened to Andy Warhol as an artist who came to define himself as much by an eccentric, flamboyant personality as by his artwork itself. -Text courtesy of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS:
No direct sunlight or fluorescent light without ultraviolet filters; light levels for prints must not exceed 10 foot candles. Gallery temperature maintained at constant 65-72 degrees Fahrenheit; humidity maintained at 50-55 percent.

HANDLING AND INSURANCE:

Each Sponsor must provide experienced art handlers for unpacking, installation and repacking of the exhibit. The exhibit is fully insured while in the Sponsors care. Each Sponsor must complete and submit a condition report after unpacking and prior to repacking the exhibit.

SCHEDULING INFORMATION:
The exhibit will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis by Smith Kramer, Inc. Call the Exhibitions Department at 800-222-7522 to receive more information or to reserve your slot on the schedule. In the event that the Sponsor cancels an exhibit after a contract is signed, the Sponsor is responsible for 50% of the contract fee. If the cancellation is within one year of the scheduled opening, the Sponsor is responsible for the entire contract fee.