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Ruthven Todd

1914–1978

Ruthven Todd rescued Salvador Dalí from suffocation in a diving suit at the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition.

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Ruthven Todd served as secretary to the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition and rescued Salvador Dalí from suffocating inside a heavy diving suit.

Wyndham Lewis recruited Todd to keep awake the dozing Ezra Pound while Lewis painted Pound's portrait.

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Sources cited

  1. Ruthven Todd — WikipediaWikipediaReference