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Painter, designer, and filmmaker Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) was one of the most colorful and controversial figures in twentieth-century art. A pioneer of Surrealism, he was both praised and reviled for the subconscious imagery he projected into his paintings, which he sometimes referred to as "hand-painted dream photographs."This early autobiography, which takes him through his late thirties, is as startling and unpredictable as his art. It is superbly illustrated with over 80 photographs of Dalí and his works, and scores of Dalí drawings and sketches. On its first publication, the reviewer of Books observed: "It is impossible not to admire this painter as writer. As a whole, he . . . communicates the snobbishness, self-adoration, comedy, seriousness, fanaticism, in short the concept of life and the total picture of himself he sets out to portray."Dalí's flamboyant self-portrait begins with his earliest recollections and ends at the pinnacle of his earliest successes. His tantalizing chapter titles and headnotes--among them "Intra-Uterine Memories," "Apprenticeship to Glory," "Permanent Expulsion from the School of Fine Arts," "Dandyism and Prison," "I am Disowned by my Family," "My Participation and my Position in the Surrealist Revolution," and "Discovery of the Apparatus for Photographing Thought"--only hint at the compelling revelations to come.Here are fascinating glimpses of the brilliant, ambitious, and relentlessly self-promoting artist who designed theater sets, shop interiors, and jewelry as readily as he made surrealistic paintings and films. Here is the mind that could envision and create with great technical virtuosity images of serene Raphaelesque beauty one moment and nightmarish landscapes of soft watches, burning giraffes, and fly-covered carcasses the next. For anyone interested in twentieth-century art and one of its most gifted and charismatic figures, The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí is essential reading.

Comprising images both sacred and secular, this modestly priced collection of works by the master of woodcut designs features 94 black-and-white illustrations with brief captions that include titles and dates.

Arthur Rackham ranks among the preeminent figures from the golden age of British book illustration, an era that extended from the final decade of the nineteenth century to the end of World War I. Known as "the Beloved Enchanter," Rackham created images that captivated both children and adults with their unusual mixture of whimsy, romance, and sophistication. This comprehensive profile, published 21 years after the artist's death, remains one of the best sources of information on his oeuvre and personal history. Arthur Rackham: His Life and Work contains hard-to-find concept sketches and developmental work, in addition to some of the artist's earliest line illustrations and more than 30 color plates that span his entire career. Featured images include selections from such classics as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Rip Van Winkle, and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, as well as the works of William Shakespeare and a wealth of familiar and lesser-known fairy tales. The book contains a lengthy listing of Rackham's works, providing a valuable resource for collectors and researchers seeking additional publications. www.doverpublications.com