Salvador Dalí:
An Illustrated Life

Publication May 2007
297 x 235 mm
Paperback
360 pp
490 colour and B&W illustrations
ISBN 978 185437 7593
£19.99

• First illustrated life of one of the most famous and popular artists of the 20th century authorised by the Gala - Dalí Foundation
• Includes previously unpublished material
• Reproduces paintings, drawings, notebooks, letters, designs and hundreds of personal photographs
• Essential purchase for all those wishing to place Dalí's works within the context of his complex personal history

Salvador Dalí (1908-89) is the artist most closely associated in the public mind with Surrealism, having created several of that movement's most iconic images. The creator of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, designs, films and literary works, he is without doubt one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. His apparent eccentricity, his talent for shameless self-promotion through outrageous stunts and his alleged cupidity have also made him one of the most critically controversial artists of recent times. The story of his extraordinary life is intimately bound up with his art. For the first time this book provides a visual history of Dalí's entire career, illustrated with personal photographs, sketchbooks, drawings, letters, posters and commercial designs, many drawn from the archives at the Dali Foundation and never before published, as well as reproductions of his famous works.

The photographs give a key insight into Dalí's career. In them we see Dalí as a child, in his studio, with his inseparable wife and muse Gala, travelling the world and fraternising with celebrities including Harpo Marx, Walt Disney, Sidney Poitier, Andy Warhol, Gregory Peck, Alice Cooper and Robert Kennedy. In hundreds of images Dali poses for the camera, always aware of and manipulating his selfimage in a way that in today's celebrity-obsessed times seems extremely prescient. The inclusion of numerous designs for handbills and exhibition posters as well as magazine covers and book jackets gives some idea of the scale of Dalí's prolific output beyond the gallery walls. Colour reproductions of famous sculptures and paintings ensure that this accessible and concise biography can be read in conjunction with the works that brought him fame. With its wealth of previously unpublished material, this will be a key addition to scholarship on Dalí as well as providing new insights into the life and creative processes of this uniquely fascinating and hugely popular artist.