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Who was Salvador Dalí? / by Paula K. Manzanero ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ? | Who HQ NOWPublisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Children
ISBN:
  • 9780448489568
  • 0448489562
  • 9780593661512
  • 0593661516
  • 9781518291661
  • 151829166X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was Salvador Dalí? -- A life in Spain -- The beginnings of an artist -- Troubled student -- The surrealist -- Success -- "Gala-Dalí" -- Collectible -- Celebrity -- American exile -- The cosmic Dalí -- Reinvention -- A man in his tower.
Summary: "Most famous for his surrealist painting The Persistence of Memory and its melting clocks, Salvador Dalí combined his dreamlike ideas with his excellent technical skills to become one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. Beyond painting, Dalí pursued the arts in many other mediums including sculpture, film, fashion, photography, architecture, and more. He was friends with many of his famous contemporaries, including Picasso, Bunuel, Miro, and 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography New DALI, S. M296 Available 33111011109903
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography DALI, S. M296 Available 33111011187644
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography New DALI, S. M296 Checked out 06/01/2024 33111011136062
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn about the fascinating career of surrealist Salvador Dali 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 Dali combined his dreamlike ideas with his excellent technical skills to become one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. Beyond painting, Dali pursued the arts in many other mediums including sculpture, film, fashion, photography, architecture, and more. He was friends with many of his famous contemporaries, including Picasso, Bunuel, Miro, and Duchamp. Learn about the sometimes-shy man with the instantly recognizable upturned moustache in this book for young readers that details the life of one of modern art's most celebrated figures.

Includes bibliographical references.

Who was Salvador Dalí? -- A life in Spain -- The beginnings of an artist -- Troubled student -- The surrealist -- Success -- "Gala-Dalí" -- Collectible -- Celebrity -- American exile -- The cosmic Dalí -- Reinvention -- A man in his tower.

"Most famous for his surrealist painting The Persistence of Memory and its melting clocks, Salvador Dalí combined his dreamlike ideas with his excellent technical skills to become one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. Beyond painting, Dalí pursued the arts in many other mediums including sculpture, film, fashion, photography, architecture, and more. He was friends with many of his famous contemporaries, including Picasso, Bunuel, Miro, and 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

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