Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989)

Born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech, on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain

He studied art at the RealvAcademia del Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain

Perhaps the best know Surrealist artist, who blended real and imagined images together

The eccentric artist died on January 23, 1989, at the age of 84 in Figueres, Spain

You can learn more about Salvador Dali by visiting this website and more about surrealism here. The Persistence of Memory is on view at MoMA in NYC. There are many museums dedicated to Dalí, including one in St. Petersburg, FL, one in Figueres, Spain, and Paris, France. He was often featured on talkshows, including the Dick Cavett Show in 1971.

What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?

The Persistence of Memory

1931, oil on canvasMuseum of Modern Art, New York

Salvador Dalí

1904– 1989 Photograph by Philippe Halsman, 1954
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