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This grandiose tragedy that we call modern art.

Salvador Dali

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Salvador Dali
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 11
Died: 1989
Died: January 23
Actor
Artist
Film Actor
Film Director
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Jewelry Designer
Painter
Photographer
Scenographer
Screenwriter
Sculptor
Cornish
New Hampshire
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Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí
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Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech
Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí Domènech
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Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech
Salvador Dalí i Domènech
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Felip Jacint Domènech
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