BARCELONA.- The Real Círculo Artístico of
Barcelona (Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona – RCAB), Spain, issued a
proclamation awarding French photographer Robert Descharnes, long term friend
and associate of Salvador Dalí and expert in his work, its coveted Gold
Medal “For the merit which he displays, the greatest authority
in the world in the knowledge and defense of the work of the artist Salvador
Dalí i Domench.” The award was accepted on Robert Descharnes’ behalf by
his son Nicolas at the RCAB’s headquarters in Barcelona on December 27th 2009
and acknowledged in a video addressed to the RCAB by Robert Descharnes who was
unable to attend the presentation in person.