At a film screening Salvador Dalí, in a fit of envy, turned on the director: “Joseph Cornell, you are a plagiarist of my unconscious mind!”
Arts & Letters Daily • 2/11/2026
Summary
At a film screening, Salvador Dalí accused director Joseph Cornell of being a "plagiarist of my unconscious mind" in a fit of envy.
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