Air India gifted Dali a baby elephant

Key Points

• 1Air India commissioned Salvador Dali to design limited-edition ashtrays in 1967.
• 2Dali was compensated with a baby elephant at his request.
• 3The ashtray design was based on a 1937 Dali canvas titled Swans Reflecting Elephants.
• 4The ashtrays were gifted to Air India patrons, including the former King of Spain Juan Carlos.
• 5The Delhi exhibition, starting February 7, will showcase over 200 original works of Dali.
• 6The elephant was flown from Bangalore to Geneva and later donated to the Barcelona Zoo.