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.