Salvador Dalí
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: During an active career that spanned more than six decades, Dalí emerged as the most popular and influential painter associated with the Surrealist movement. He became one of the towering figures of twentieth century art, noted not only for his painting but also for numerous other creative endeavors.
Early Life
Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueras, a small town near Barcelona in the Spanish province of Catalonia. His father, Salvador Dalí i Cusi, was a local notary with liberal and republican tendencies; his mother,...
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