Dali by the Decades January 6, 2007

'Dali by the Decades' features a chronological exhibition of oil paintings, drawings, watercolors and objects from the museum's permanent collection cast against interpretive material including photographs, text and graphics showing the changing context -- personal life and cultural times -- in which Dali lived and created. The dynamic and tumultuous time between the two World Wars acted as a catalyst for the development of surrealism and reflects Dali's particular blend of integrating his personal symbolic interpretations within the context of universally recognized symbols.