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[Audio] Salvador Dali Illustrations of Dante's Divine Comedy on Display at Clara M. Eagle Gallery

WKMS | By Tracy Ross,

Published August 26, 2016 at 10:19 AM CDT

Tracy Ross speaks with MSU Director of Galleries T. Michael Martin about the exhibit, Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante’s Divine Comedy, a series of 100 prints on display in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery and the Clara M. Eagle Main Gallery through September 15.

Martin says the Italian government commissioned Dali to commemorate the 700^th birthday of Dante but had to rescind the offer because the public was unhappy they hired a Spanish artist. However, Dali was passionate about the project and completed the work.

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Tracy Ross

Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 and created the midday music and conversation program Sounds Good in 2012 which he hosts Monday-Thursday. Tracy lives in Murray with his wife, son and daughter.

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Allison Crawford

A proud native of Murray, Kentucky, Allison grew up roaming the forests of western Kentucky and visiting national parks across the country. She graduated in 2014 from Murray State University where she studied Environmental Sustainability, Television Production, and Spanish. She loves meeting new people, questioning everything, and dancing through the sun and the rain. She hopes to make a positive impact in this world several endeavors at a time.

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