The celebrated West End mannequin beauty and stage star Dorothea Varda, wearing stockings stitched with jewels, circa 1925. (Photo by General Photographic Agency) | src and hi-res Getty Images
Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali doesn’t dally when an idea bubbles through. He immediately imprisons the impression on paper. Hence, here he is drawing instead of drawing a bath, as he had set out to do. 1939 (Original Caption) | src Bettman Archives via Getty Images
Salvador Dalí reading his biography, 6 May, 1959. A photograph of the Spanish artist taken by Terry Fincher for the Daily Herald newspaper. Dalí is reading Fleur Cowles’ book ‘The Case of Salvador Dalí’ (1959), whilst on a train from Folkestone. With a studied expression of shock on his face, Dali enjoys the photo opportunity. | src Daily Herald Archive via Getty Images