Salvador Dalí - Avida Dollars

Avida Dollars is an anagrammatic nickname given to Salvador Dalí by André Breton after being disgusted with Dalí's financial success as an artist and describing what he perceived as Dalí's greed for money and fame. Despite Breton's critique,I am one of the admirers of the works of Salvador Dalí and surrealism in general. For the admirers of Salvador Dalí, starting February 12th and running until May 15th 2005, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Dalí,a broad retrospective of the artist's works -the first in the United States in over 60 years. Dappled Things mentions this event and describes the Philadelphia Museum that he visited recently.