A richly illustrated study of one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic artists offers dramatic reproductions of the collection of the Salvador Dalf Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, providing a dramatic overview of the artist's career, from his youth, through his involvement with French Surrealism, to his later, more cryptic works. 11,500 first printing. The painting collection of the Salvador Dal! Museum in St. Petersburg, FL, is reproduced here and accompanied by a text from New York University fine arts professor Lubar. The essay breaks little new ground but does a good job of compiling and summarizing information from earlier publications, most notably Ian Gibson's The Shameful Life of Salvador Dal! (LJ 1/99), Dal!'s The Secret Life of Salvador Dal! (1942), and The Collected Writings of Salvador Dal! (Cambridge Univ., 1999). The book is most notable for the 94 full-color illustrations encompassing new acquisitions and other notable holdings. Included are several of Dal!'s best-known works and a large number of early canvasses from the 1920s. Given Dal!'s continuing popularity, this can be recommended for public and academic libraries. Kathryn Wekselman, M.Ln., Cincinnati Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. A leading Dali scholar, Robert S. Lubar is Associate Professor of Fine Arts, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts, where he received his PhD. He has published extensively on modern Spanish artists, especially Dali and Picasso. He has taught at the Univesitat de Girona, Spain, Princeton University, and the University at Delaware. His essays have appeared in many publications including Picasso and The Spanish Tradition (Yale 1996) and the exhibition catalog for Early Picasso at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997. Used Book in Good Condition