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Seventy years after it was vilified for being obscene, a Salvador Dali painting is about to make a triumphant return to Melbourne. The surrealist painting Memory of the Child Woman caused outrage when it was first shown in 1939 at an exhibition of French and British art. It was removed from public display after Keith Murdoch described it as 'an obscenity of the first order'. But now it's making a big comeback.

The painting will star in the National Gallery of Victoria's biggest ever Dali exhibition, Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire on 13 June 2009.

Guests

Dr Ted Gott
National Gallery of Victoria's senior curator for international art

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