Salvador Dali's Life-jake sharp

Born

May 11, 1904

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech is born in Figueres, Spain on May 11.

Academy

Jan 1, 1921

He attends the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid.

9 Month's

Jan 1, 1927

Dalí is called to the Castle of San Fernando for 9 months of military service

Wife

Jan 1, 1929

Dalí meets future wife Gala Éluard. He joins the Surrealist movement.

Married

Jun 30, 1934

Gala and Dalí marry in a civil ceremony on January 30.

Fair Time

Jan 1, 1939

Dali creates the pavilion the Dream of Venus for the 1936 World’s Fair – an installation of art and performance that will profoundly influence the course of art in the world

Eleanor and Reynolds

Jan 1, 1943

Dalí and Gala meet Eleanor and Reynolds Morse who purchase their first Dalí painting, Daddy Longlegs of the Evening, Hope! They Morse’s become lasting friends and most devoted collectors.

Gallory

Jan 1, 1965

Huntington Hartford’s Gallery of Modern Art, New York, holds a major Dalí retrospective exhibition featuring the entire Morse collection.

Museum

Jan 1, 1982

Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida opens on March 7. Gala dies in her castle in Pubol, Spain, on June 10. King Juan Carlos of Spain confers the title of Marquis of Pubol on Dalí. Dalí succeeds in changing it to the Marquis of Dalí and Pubol.

Death

Jan 1, 1989

Dalí dies of heart failure on January 23 in Figueres. He is buried under the geodesic dome in the Teatre-Museu Dalí.