Salvador Dali and the Surrealists: Their Lives and Ideas, 21 Activities

Salvador Dali and the Surrealists: Their Lives and Ideas by Michael Elsohn Ross explores the life and artistic development of Salvador Dali and the people and events that influenced the surrealists. Various activities encourage kids to experiment with surrealist art by making inkblots, solar prints similar to Man Ray's, and ""exquisite corpse"" drawings, in which a group of artists each add something to a single drawing. Includes reproductions of famous paintings by Dali , Magritte, Oppenheim and others, historical photos, glossary and a list of museums and Web sites featuring surrealist works. (Sept.)