Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display which features ladies perfume, Desert Flower by Shulton, available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A framed Salvador Dali painting titled, "Mirage," is featured in the center of the window, signage beneath the painting reads, "Mirage, One of a series of oil paintings by Salvador Dali inspired by the Western desert to interpret Desert Flower perfume. The artist interprets this painting as: The Aura of classic antiquity evokes the desert Flower issuing from the forehead of Apollo." Bottles of Desert Flower perfume are visible in the right foreground. Signage affixed to the central foreground reads, "Desert Flower by Shulton, Hudson's Aisle of Beauty, 1st Floor." The photographic sequence number, company name, and the photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "28620-3x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer." Stamped on the verso is the photographer's location and telephone number, "Davis B. Hillmer Commercial Photography, 8825 Second Ave., Detroit 2, Michigan, TR 5-7620; TR 2-8000."