Who Was Salvador Dal¡?

Learn about the fascinating career of surrealist Salvador Dal├¡ from his early life in Spain through his public life as an internationally famous artist in this exciting addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series. Most famous for his surrealist painting The Persistence of Memory and its melting clocks,Salvador Dal├¡ combined his dreamlike ideas with his excellent technical skills to become one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. Beyond paintingDal├¡ pursued the arts in many other mediums including sculpturefilmfashionphotographyarchitectureand more. He was friends with many of his famous contemporariesincluding PicassoBunuelMiroand Duchamp. Learn about the sometimes-shy man with the instantly recognizable upturned mustache in this book for young readers that details the life of one of modern art’s most celebrated figures.