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Gr 6-Up This visually stunning work enhances the body of material on the artist and his contemporaries. Eminently readable, the crisply written text is detailed and thorough, including pronunciations of many place and personal names. Dal 's life is presented familiarly, drawing in many details of life as an artist during that period in Europe and the relationships among the surrealists. No actual dialogue is included, but conclusions...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This respectful and thorough coffee-table-book-cum-biography of the legendary artist examines Dalí's impressionist beginnings and flirtation with cubism before his conversion to surrealism; also discussed are his forays into the worlds of film, fashion, home furnishings, and literature. Ross rakes no muck, but he does describe the man behind the famous moustache: his family rifts, curious marriage, pro-Franco politics, cringe-inducing opportunism and publicity stunt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More