| Style | Surrealism |
| Lived | May 11, 1904 - January 23, 1989 ( 20th century ) |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Biography |
Salvador Dali Biography |
| Prints |
Salvador Dali prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
'The Persistence of Memory', 'The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory', 'Meditative Rose', 'Elephants'.
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| Quote | "At the age of six years I wanted to be a chef. At the age of seven I wanted to be Napoleon. My ambitions have continued to grow at the same rate ever since."
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| Interesting |
André Breton took the name of Salvador Dali and scrambled the letters to make Avida Dollars. This anagram depicts the money hunger Salvador Dali had.
Salvador Dali was an active artist in many areas: apart from the paintings he created a scene for Hitchcocks movie "Spellbound", made photos with Man Ray, designed dresses for Elsa Schiaparelli and decors for Les Ballets Russes.
Dali dedicated his life to proving he was a genius.
As a child Dali was frequently expelled from school.
Dali liked his wife because she changed her clothes three times a day.
Dali was notorious for not knowing how to count money.
Dali was afraid to expose his feet.
To ward off evil spirits, Dali carried a piece of lucky driftwood around.
Dali was afraid of germs, assassination and especially grasshoppers.
When in public, Dali would jump up and down to get attention.
Dali was kicked out of the official surrealist society in 1934.
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| Links |
Fundació Gala-Salvador Dali - Official Salvador Dali Foundation.
Virtual Dali - Displaying a lot of Dali's art.
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