Salvador Dali Aboard The S.S. Normandie In New York City
Salvador Dali was an artist who didn’t seem to belong in any particular time or place. Despite this, his surrealist paintings and experiments in the early twentieth century drew a lot of attention! He was influenced by his early trips to New York City, among other things. When he and his wife first visited New York, they boarded the Champlain from Franc and were forced to stay on one of the lower decks near the machine rooms. According to Patroness Caresse Crosby, he only said, “I am next to the engine, so that I’ll get there quicker.”
Salvador Dali Aboard The S.S. Normandie In New York City
A Young Woman Called Eunice Hancock With A Compressed-Air Grinder In An Aircraft Plant
During WWII, men were compelled to enlist in the fight against Germany and Japan. To fill the void that they left in the labor market, women chose to work in utilities, transportation, and manufacturing! During WWII, nearly 2 million women worked in factories and on assembly lines to produce armaments and machine parts for the war effort. At the time, the number of working women had risen from 27% to 37%! These women contributed just as much to the war effort as the men.
A Young Woman Called Eunice Hancock With A Compressed Air Grinder In An Aircraft Plant
