Salvador Dalí
Spanish surrealist master of striking and bizarre imagery
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. · via Wikipedia: Salvador Dalí · Public domain
Salvador Dalí was born on 11 May 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.[1] He is best known for his 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory.[2] During holidays at Cadaqués, Dalí played football with Emili Sagi-Barba and Josep Samitier, who later became FC Barcelona players.[3]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 11 May 1904
- Birthplace
- Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
- Died
- 23 January 1989
- Resting place
- Crypt at Dalí Theatre and Museum, Figueres
- Field
- Painting
- drawing
- photography
- sculpture
- writing
- film
- and jewelry
- Training
- San Fernando School of Fine Arts, Madrid
- Movement
- Cubism
- Dada
- Surrealism
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Dalí's father was a middle-class lawyer and notary, and his mother encouraged his artistic endeavors.[4] In 1922, Dalí moved into the Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.[5] Dalí collaborated with Buñuel on the short film Un Chien Andalou in 1929.[6] His eccentric public behavior often drew more attention than his artwork.[7]
August 1929 was the month when Dalí first encountered Gala, who would become his lifelong companion and eventual wife.[6] Dalí became a member of the Surrealist group in 1929 and rapidly emerged as one of its most prominent figures.[8] During the Spanish Civil War, Dalí resided in France, and in 1940 he departed for the United States.[2]
What the cited sources add
A Smithsonian magazine report notes that Dalí spent much of his life promoting himself and shocking the world.[9] The same source states that Dalí endorsed a host of products for French and American television commercials.[9] According to the Smithsonian article, Dalí's father branded him "a perverted son" and permanently banished him from the family homes.[9] The article also reports that Dalí admitted having a "pure, vertical, mystical, gothic love of cash".[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, Ian (1997) p. 22; "Dalí recupera su casa natal, que será un museo en 2010", El País, 14 February 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, Ian, The Shameful Life of Salvador Dali (1997) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Martín Otín, "El fútbol tiene música", Córner, 2011 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, Ian (1997) pp. 6, 459, 633, 689; Llongueras, Lluís. (2004) Dalí, Ediciones B – Mexico. .; Gibson, Ian (1997) pp. 16, 82, 634, 644; Rojas, Carlos. Salvador Dalí, Or the Art of Spitting on Your Mother's Portrait , Penn State Press (1993). .; Gibson, Ian (1997); Dalí, The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí, 1948, London: Vision Press, p. 33; Ian Gibson, "The Shameful Life of Salvador Dalí", W. W. Norton & Company, 1997; Meisler, "The Surreal World of Salvador Dalí", Smithsonian.com, April 2005; Gibson, Ian (1997) pp. 238–39 (we also read t en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Llongueras, Lluís. (2004) Dalí, Ediciones B – Mexico. . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Koller, "Un Chien Andalou", Senses of Cinema, January 2001; Shelley, Landry. "Dalí Wows Crowd in Philadelphia" . Unbound (The College of New Jersey) Spring 2005. Retrieved on 22 July 2006. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Saladyga, "The Mindset of Salvador Dalí", Lamplighter, 2006; Meisler, "The Surreal World of Salvador Dalí", Smithsonian.com, April 2005; Gibson, Ian (1997), passim; Koons, "Who Paints Bread Better than Dali", March 2005; "Salvador Dalí's iconic Lobster Telephone acquired by National Galleries of Scotland", National Galleries Scotland, 17 December 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Salvador Dalí" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, Ian, The Shameful Life of Salvador Dalí, London, Faber and Faber, 1997, Chs 2, 3 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Meisler, "The Surreal World of Salvador Dalí", Smithsonian.com, April 2005. facts only, no text reused. smithsonianmag.com
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