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Salvador DalI[sAlvAthOr´ dA´lE, dAlE´] Pronunciation Key, 1904–89, Spanish surrealist painter. At first influenced by futurism, in 1924 DalI came under the influence of the Italian painter de Chirico. By 1929 he had become a leader of surrealism. His precise style enhanced the nightmare effect of his paintings. Among his best-known works is Persistence of Memory (1931; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City) with its strangely melting clocks. In 1940 DalI emigrated to the United States. He wrote The Secret Life of Salvador DalI (1942). DalI also made surrealist ventures in films (e.g., Luis Bunuel's Un Chien andalou, 1928), advertising, and the ballet. The Salvador DalI Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla., is devoted entirely to his works.
Bibliography :
See his diary, ed. by M. DEon (tr. 1965); biographies by I. G. De Liano (1984), R. Rom (1985), M. Etherington-Smith (1993), and I. Gibson (1998); study by C. Lake (1969).
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