The article recounts a bizarre anecdote from art history involving Salvador Dalí and Yoko Ono. After meeting in 1969 during Ono's honeymoon with John Lennon, Ono later requested a hair from Dalí's mustache, offering $10,000. Dalí, suspicious that Ono might use the hair for occult purposes, instead sent her a dry blade of grass in a pretty box, as recalled by his muse Amanda Lear.
This story matters because it encapsulates Dalí's complex legacy—his love of money, his surrealist mischief, and his willingness to exploit fame for profit. It also highlights the intersection of art, celebrity, and eccentricity, offering a lens into how Dalí commercialized his persona through advertising and printmaking, pre-signing blank sheets to mass-produce works.