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The Life of Salvador Dali

By sjdoherty
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    Life of Salvador Dali

  • Birth

    Birth
    Salvador Dali born May 11, in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain

  • First Exhibition and Art School

    First Exhibition and Art School
    Exhibits paintings in Barcelona, Spain, Attends art school in Madrid, Spain

  • Solo Exhibition

    Solo Exhibition
    He has his first solo exhibition at the Dalmau Gallery in Barcelona.

  • First US Exhibition

    First US Exhibition
    Basket of Bread exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh

  • Meets Future Wife, Officially Becomes Surrealist

    Meets Future Wife, Officially Becomes Surrealist
    Second trip to Paris, where he meets Andre Breton, founder of Surrealism, Makes film Un Chien Andalou with Luis Bunuel, Meets future wife, Gala Eluard Officially joins the Surrealist Movement

  • Persistence of Memory

    Persistence of Memory
    Paints Persistence of Memory

  • Flees Spanish Civil War...

    Flees Spanish Civil War...
    Flees Spanish Civil War, moves to Paris, Wears diving suit for lecture in London, England, Appears on cover of Time Magazine

  • Worlds Fair

    Worlds Fair
    Designs exhibit for New York World's Fair

  • Escape!

    Escape!
    Dali and Gala escape from Europe during German occupation, seek refuge in United States lasting eight years, Paints first work in exile, Daddy Longlegs of the Evening - Hope!

  • Dali Retrospective

    Dali Retrospective
    First retrospective at Museum of Modern Art, New York

  • Dali and Disney

    Dali and Disney
    Works with Walt Disney on animated film Destino

  • Madonna of Port Lligat

    Madonna of Port Lligat
    Paints first large-sized religious canvas, Madonna of Port Lligat

  • the Grand Cross

    the Grand Cross
    Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, one of Spain's highest decorations

  • Opens His Own Museum

    Opens His Own Museum
    Dali opens his own museum, the Teatro-Museo Dali, in Figueres, Spain

  • Big Changes

    Big Changes
    The Dali Museum opens in St. Petersburg, Florida, Gala dies in her castle in Pubol, Spain, on June 10, King Juan Carlos confers the title of Marquis of Dali of Pubol on Dali because of the artist's exceptional contribution to Spanish culture

  • Death

    Death
    Dali dies of heart failure in Figueres, Spain