Know the Artist: Salvador Dali

 1904 - 1989

Salvador Dali Quotes

1)At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.

2)There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad.

3)We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.

4)The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

More quotes at  http://www.cyber-nation.com 

1904: Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí was born on May, 11th in Figueras, Catalonia, Spain.

1917: He started to visit the School of Art. First paintings.

1918: First small exhibition in the Theatre.

1921-25: Went to Academy of Arts in Madrid. Conflicts with his teachers.

1925: First stand-alone exhibition of Dalí at the Gallery of Dalmau.

1926-28: Early explorations of the Surrealism. Dalí in Cadaqués 1927

1929: Gala went into his life. Joined the group of Surrealists in 1930 Gala 1927, and Dalí 1929

1934-37: Dalí had his paranoid-critic-epoch. Dalí and Gala in 1937

1941-44: "Avida Dollars" in America.

1945-49: Dalí the Classic. Dalí and his Daddy in Cadaqués 1948

1950-65: His mystic period. He wrote several books (The secret life of Salvador Dalí).

1963-78: Dalí the Divine - Dalí and the Science.

1979-83: Theory of Disaster.

1982: Gala died.

1989: Dalí, Jan. 23rd, died.

Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation  Official website of the institution that manages the painters artistic, cultural and intellectual legacy.

Salvador Dali Art Gallery By Mishka-- Supplies a biography and photographs of Dali, and an extensive gallery of his work: paintings, drawings, watercolors and objects. Andre Breton essay 'What is Surrealism?' and history of Surrealism.

Salvador Dali Museum 
Official Website from the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida. Shows their collection of his works and upcoming exhibitions. Dali Biography. Has teaching guides/lesson plans. 

Artcyclopedia: Salvador Dali  Guide to 26 art museum sites and image archives where the work of Salvador Dali can be viewed online.

Salvador Dali Archives  The Salvador Dalí Archives, located in New York City, is a private repository of information about Salvador Dalí, established with the approval of the artist by Albert Field. The Archives provides an Authentication Service

Mark Hardens's Artchive Offers a biography and links to images on the Web

Salvador Dali Biography from the Guggenheim. One work shown in the collection

Salvador Dali - 1904 to 1989 A gallery of images of Dali's works, with commentary from British enthusiast Zoe. NOT an authoritative site- Interesting art shown but do not venture past this page on her site (don't go "back to Zoe"). This is included to show students the difference between authoritative and not authoritative. (Sites listed above this ARE authoritative)

Dali Photos Dali the Man - 40 years of photos. Dali at Work. Dali's house and more.

Dali Biography (Duke Univesity student) 
Gives short biography of Salvador Dali. Also gives timeline of Dali's life. (not authoritative)

Quotations-Salvador Dali (Cyber Nations)
Gives quotes of basically anyone you are researching. Has a search by person and topic. All Dali quotes from here.

Barewalls.com Lots of Surreal images.
Most pictures on this page are from this site including background. Has a search to find art works you can buy.

8th grade Student created page - May 2001    Links updated September 2006 Due to copyright concerns, brief biography and images were removed. If you need this page updated to use with students let me know.

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