Artist, Painter, Sculptor - Salvador Dali

Occupation: Artist, Painter, Sculptor

Born: May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain

Died: January 23, 1989, in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain

Style/Period: Surrealism, Modern Art

Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter. His father was a lawyer and he was a very strict father, but his mother was kinder and encouraged Salvador’s love for art. Growing up, he enjoyed drawing and playing football. He often got into trouble for daydreaming at school. He had a sister named Ana Maria who would often act as a model for his paintings.

Interesting Facts about Salvador Dali

- His full name is Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech.

- He was famous for his long curly moustache.

- He wrote an autobiography called “The Secret Life of Salvador Dali”. Some of the stories in his book are true, but some were just made up.

- Dali admired scientist Albert Einstein and was especially interested in his “Theory of Relativity”.

- He once worked on a film with movie director Alfred Hitchcock.