Well, for starters, they were close buddies. In fact, Disney and his wife, Lillian, often spent time with Dalí and his wife while on vacations in California and Spain.
The two were also very inspired by each other’s creative talents. Disney’s California home was filled with Dalí’s work – which lead to a collaboration, in which Dalí drew the animations for a Disney film.
In an article in the Los Angeles Times on April 7, 1946, Dalí described Destino, the short story as, “A magical exposition of life in the labyrinth of time,” while Disney described it as, “A simple love story—boy meets girl.”
The collaboration began in 1945, and though the film was never finished, the incomplete version was produced in 2003 and will be available for viewing at the Disney and Dalí: Architects of the Imagination at the Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall in San Francisco until January 2016.
Filmmaker Ted Nicolaou guest-curated the exhibition, which is considered more of an “experience” than your average museum visit. Nicolaou received tremendous support from The Walt Disney Family Museum and The Dalí Museum, which contributed original paintings, story sketches, conceptual artwork, objects, correspondences, archival film, photographs, and audio—many of which highlight work from Disney studio artists Mary Blair, Eyvind Earle, John Hench, Kay Nielsen, and more.
The exhibit will be on view from July 10, 2015 through January 3, 2016. You can also watch the 6 minute video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=362&v=1GFkN4deuZU
![Salvador Dalí Untitled, ca. 1946 © Salvador Dalí. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dali, [Artist Rights Society (ARS)], 2015. Collection Animation Research Library, © Disney.](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/salvador-dali-walt-disney-drawings-art-report.jpg)
