Salvador Dali

Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dalí was a controversial painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, as well as a jewelry, furniture, set, and costume designer. This biography highlights Dalí's childhood, education, art lessons and early Impressionist influence from Ramon Pitxot, work and friendship with filmmaker Luis Bunuel and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, exhibitions, married life, support of the Dali Theatre-Museum, and travels to the United States, France, and England, as well as his interest in optical illusions and his later work combining classical themes and modern science. Sidebars, a glossary, an index, and a phonetics section accompany easy-to-read text and full-color reproductions of Dalí's artwork, including Burning Giraffe, Swans Reflecting Elephants, The Persistence of Memory, Galatea of the Spheres, and Mae West's Lips Sofa. The Great Artists series of easy-to-read biographies offers an engaging and comprehensive look at the lives of some of the most notable artists of all time. Each book provides insight to an artist's childhood, influences, and works. From Impressionism to modern art, this series explores the artists' unique styles and will supplement young readers' art history curriculum.