Salvador Dal

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Salvador Dalí

• Check your understanding about the Artist of the
  Month September 2006

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Where was Salvador Dalí born?

1. Paris, France
2. Havana, Cuba
3. Figueras, Spain
4. Toronto, Canada

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What style of art made Dalí famous?

• Impressionism
• Surrealism
• Cubism
• Expressionism

Atavistic Vestiges After the Rain, 1934
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What inspired most of Dalís paintings?

• His cat
• His country
• His car
• His dreams

The Elephants, 1948
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Dalí designed jewelry, made movies and painted
The Persistence of ________.

• Memory
• Time
• Love
• Art

The Persistence of Memory 1931
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Sleep, 1937
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Fast Facts about Dalí

• Salvador Dalí was born May 11, 1904
• He died Jan. 23, 1989
• He studied art in Madrid
• Dalí was kicked out of art school
• He made friends with the Surrealists
• Dalí did wacky things for publicity
• He lived in the US from 1940-1955

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The Angelus of Gala 1935
Dali made this painting of his wife, Gala.
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Resources

• http//www.virtualdali.com/
• Getting to Know the Worlds Great Artists
  Salvador Dalí by Mike Venezia