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Dalis Birth
Born the 11th of May, 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain -
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Life
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The San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts
In 1922 Dali attened The San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid Spain -
Service in the Military
In 1927 Dali was recruited for a 9th month military service to the Castle of San Fernando. -
The Basket of Bread
The Basket of Bread was Dali's first painting to be displayed professionally. The painting originally resigned in the US at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, and is now in the Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida. -
Dali Meets Gala
Gala Éluard and Dali met in 1929, they would later marry. -
Dali and Gala Marry
On Jaunary 30th, 1934 Dali and Gala are married. -
Dali on the Cover of Time
Dali was on the cover of the December 14th,1936 Time Magazine. -
Dream of Venus
For the 1939 World's Fair in New York, Dali created "The Dream of Venus". "The Dream of Venus" was a sort of interactive art "Funhouse". -
America
After Germany occupied Paris in 1940, Dali and his Wife moved to America where they lived fo the next 8 years. -
Retrospective Art Exhibition
In 1941 Dali had his first major restospective at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York. -
Spellbound
In 1945 Dali was hired by Alfred Hitchcock to create the iconic dream secnes in the thriller movie "Spellbound". -
Went Back to Spain
After 8 years living in the U.S. In 1948, Dali's return home to Spain. He returned to New York every Winter. -
Morse Collection
In 1965 Dali's entire Morse collection was displayed at the Huntington Hartford's Gallery of Modern Art in New York. -
The Teatre-Museu Dali Opens
In 1974 the Teatre-Museu Dali, in Figueres, Spain, opens. -
Death of Gala
Gala died in Port Lligat in the early morning of 10 June 1982, aged 87 -
The Marquis of Pubol
The King of Spain "Juan Carlos" gives Dali the title of Marquis of Pubol. -
Death
On January 23 1989, Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech dies of heart failurein Figueres. Dali is buried under the geodesic dome in the Teatre-Museu Dali. -
Destino
In 1945, Walt Disney and Salvador Dalí collaborated to create a short film called "Destino". Because of the financial trouble Disney faced during WW2, production had to stop after only 8 months. n 1999 Walt Disney's nephew Roy E. Disney found the work that had been done on the film and decided that he would continue creating the film. In 2003 it was finished. The film is only about 6 minutes long and said to be one of the most visually pleasing films of all time.
