1920s 1932 1937 1939 - 1945 1964

The Jazz Age Amelia

Earhart flies

solo across the

Atlantic

Disney’s Snow

White and the

Seven Dwarfs is

shown

WWII The Beatles

appear on the

Ed Sullivan

Show

The Son of Man

Rene Magritte 1964

Daddy Longlegs of the Evening-Hope!

Salvador Dali 1940

Self Portrait dedicated to Dr. Eloesser

Frida Kahlo 1940

Three Men Walking

Alberto Giacometti 1949

Websites and Videos:

Surrealism - Wikipedia

Surrealism | Definition, Artists, & Facts | Britannica

(47) What is Surrealism? Art Movements & Styles - YouTube

(47) Salvador Dali: Interesting Facts - YouTube

Book List:

13 Art Movements Children Should Know by, Brad Finger

Imagine That! Activities and Adventures in Surrealism by, Joyce Raimondo

Salvador Dali and the Surrealists Their Lives and Ideas : 21 Activities by Michael Elsohn Ross

Activities:

1. Recreate one of Dali’s melting clocks from his painting “The Persistence of Memory” with a

paper plate activity - 10 Surrealist Salvador Dali Art Projects for Kids (artsycraftsymom.com)

2. Go apple picking. Do a “Son of Man” photo shoot. (like I did with my sons)

3. Surrealist paintings are very dreamlike. Write down a dream you had, then paint it.

4. Salvador Dali color page (below)

Art Appreciation – Surrealism

Thank you for downloading the Surrealism Study Guide. All of the curriculum on my website is intended for

home use. There are Amazon Affiliated links on my site of any books or supplies I mention. If you decide to buy

any of them, please use the links on my website. I take no credit for most of the images I use. It’s either on-line

clip art or pictures that I may or may not modify, or drawings from my son, Sky Bott. He asks that I mention his

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Kendra Bott