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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol [b] [a] gcYC (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí (/ ˈ d ɑː l i, d ɑː ˈ l iː / DAH-lee, dah-LEE; [2] Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli]), [c] was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and ...
Steven Arnold was born on May 18, 1943, to a seamstress mother, and a hardware clerk father in Oakland, California. [1] [2] At four or five years old, he found a chest of theatrical costumes and make-up belonging to his uncle in the attic of his parents' house, and from then on devoted himself to the art of transformation, constantly dressing up to amuse himself, his fashion model sister, and ...
Gala Dalí (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, Елена Ивановна Дьяконова; 7 September [O.S. 26 August] 1894 – 10 June 1982), usually known simply as Gala, was the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí, who were both prominent in surrealism. She also inspired many other writers and artists.
Portrait of My Father is an oil on canvas painting by Salvador Dalí, created in 1925, depicting his father, Salvador Rafael Aniceto Dalí Cusí. It is now in the National Art Museum of Catalonia, in Barcelona.
The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí is an autobiography by the artist Salvador Dalí published in 1942 by Dial Press. The book was written in French and translated into English by Haakon Chevalier . It covers his family history, his early life, and his early work up through the 1930s, concluding just after Dalí's return to Catholicism and just ...
The painting purportedly represents Dalí's anxiety over the situation, and what the future would hold for him. The painting also mythologizes Dali's relationship with his father. [1] The painted work consists primarily of seven large pebbles, each with a different symbol that Dalí believed would come to pass as a result of the affair.
Carmen Dell'Orefice (/ d ɛ l ˈ ɔːr f ɪ tʃ eɪ, ˌ d ɛ l ɔːr ˈ f iː tʃ eɪ /, Italian: [delloˈreːfitʃe]; born June 3, 1931) [1] is an American model and actress. She is known within the fashion industry for being the world's oldest working model as of the Spring/Summer 2012 season.
George Albert Field Jr. (November 8, 1916 – August 4, 2003) was known for cataloging and authenticating artwork by the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.Designated by Dalí as his official archivist in 1955, Field went on to archive and confirm the authenticity of thousands of Dalí works, mostly prints.