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Revision as of 17:01, 20 February 2002 by 217.126.156.250 (talk) (first stub)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí was born on May, 11th, 1904, in Figueras, Catalonia, Spain.
He attended Municipal Drawing School, where he first received formal art training. In 1917, Dali's father organized an exhibition of his charcoal drawings in their family home.
In Madrid, he studied at the Academy of Arts (Academia de San Fernando) from where he was expelled in 1926 because of conflicts with his teachers (He stated that the faculty was not competent enough to examine him).
Later, he became known for his involvement with the surrealist movement.
He died on Jan. 23th, 1989.