Salvador Dalí Salvador Dalí (Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol), was born on May 11, 1904, and died on January 23, 1989. His birthplace and deathplace was Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was best known for his unique paintings and other forms of artwork, including film, sculpture, and photography. He had a wild imagination, and many of his works of art are very different, but they are mostly all well-known. Not only were his pieces of art bizarre, but Salvador, himself, was bizarre in many ways. The manner in which he acted in public was far from normal. All of his unique styles are what he is best-known for, though. Some of his artworks include: The Persistence of Memory, Swans Reflecting Elephants, and The Temptation of St. Anthony. Salvador Dalí The Persistence of Memory