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SPEAKER_01: This August on Womanaca, we're taking a trip through history to discover the stories of muses. Women whose lives inspired work that's shaped our culture in small ways and large. Special thanks to this month's sponsor, Mercedes-Benz, whose own famous namesake was inspired by a young muse named Mercedes. Join us all month long for fascinating stories of women who are drivers of creativity, inspiration, and artistic expression. Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanaca. This month we're talking about muses, women who are drivers of creativity and inspiration. Today we're talking about a woman who served as a muse for several famous surrealist artists. Without her influence, it's possible that the beloved painter, Salvador Dali, would never have risen to such great heights. Meet Galah Dali. Galah Dali was born Elena Ivanova Diakonova in 1894 in Kazan, Russia. When she was 17 years old, she developed tuberculosis and went to a sanatorium in Switzerland to recover. There, she met the surrealist poet Paul L.U.R., who was also a patient. They fell in love and she encouraged him to seriously pursue his writing career. In turn, Paul nicknamed her Galah and described her as the woman whose gaze pierces walls. When they were both well again, they returned to their respective homes in Moscow and Paris. Then in 1916, Galah moved to Paris to live with Paul and his family. They got married and in 1918, Galah gave birth to her only daughter, Cecile. Paul introduced Galah to other surrealist artists in Paris, many of whom were taken by her beauty and fierce spirit. She modeled for the artist Man Ray. She's also the only woman to appear in Max Ernst's painting, A Friend's Reunion, which depicts many of the most influential names in surrealism at the time. Max was also smitten with Galah and she and Paul briefly maintained a menage-a-trois relationship with the painter. In 1929, Galah and Paul took a vacation in Cadaques, Spain. There, they befriended the Spanish painter Salvador Dali. Galah was intrigued by Dali's talents and began a romance with the artist, who was 10 years her junior and was just beginning his career. Paul and Galah had an open marriage and Paul initially dismissed Galah's relationship with Dali as just another affair. But Galah proved Paul wrong by leaving him and her daughter behind and moving to Spain to live in poverty with Dali. In 1932, she divorced Paul and two years later, Galah married her new artist lover. Dali produced hundreds of paintings and sketches featuring Galah. She was the only woman he ever painted and he credited her as his main inspiration and muse. He even began to ask Galah to sign his paintings, demonstrating her importance to his artistic process. Dali loved Galah, in his words, more than my mother, more than my father, more than Picasso, and even more than money. But Galah was more than a muse and wife. She was also working hard to raise Dali's profile as an artist by attracting wealthy collectors. She was honest and sometimes brutal in her feedback of his work. She was also known as a difficult personality, and art dealers in Paris nicknamed her Galah le Gale, meaning a spiteful person. During the 1930s and 1940s, Galah pushed Dali to travel to New York City and eventually Hollywood to find American patrons. During their years in America, the couple made a splash in the fashion world, partnering with Dior to promote Dior's New Look collection in 1947. But as Galah helped Dali become more famous, many of his fellow surrealists criticized him for becoming too commercial and blamed Galah. People also suspected that Galah was signing Dali's name to blank sheets of paper to make prints and sell them for a premium price. The artist's reputation began to decline. Dali was very wealthy by that point, and Galah was known to gamble away huge sums of his money in underground casinos. Dali also bought Galah a castle in Pueblo, Spain, where she could entertain a string of younger lovers. Dali himself was not allowed to enter the castle without a formal invitation. Dali wrote, "'I limited myself to the pleasure of decorating her ceiling so that when she raised her eyes, she would always find me in her sky.'" During this period, Galah maintained a long affair with the stage actor, Jeff Fenholt, the star of the musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. She bought him a million dollar home in Long Island and gave him several valuable Dali paintings. Dali didn't find out until Jeff auctioned them off, provoking a huge fight between the married couple. In early 1982, Galah became ill and was hospitalized. She eventually returned home, but never recovered her strength. She died on June 10th, 1982, at 87 years old. She was buried in a crypt in her castle, wearing her favorite red Dior gown. After her death, Dali's health declined significantly. As one of his biographers wrote, "'After Galah's death, Dali lost his will to paint or even live.'" All month, we're highlighting muses. For more information, check us out on Facebook and Instagram, at Womanika Podcast. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. Talk to you tomorrow.
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