Salvador Dali's first exhibition

Salvador Dali's first one-man
exhibition was in 1929

Salvador Dali showcased his surrealist art
In Paris, which is where his legend would start
Gaining a following the year of 1928
With several paintings that led to his fate
His one-man exhibition that helped to define
Occurred on this day in 1929
The success launched Dali onto the global stage
At just 25 years of age
Soon after he joined the Surrealists
Led by Andre Breton, formerly of the Dadaists
The same year Dali met his business manager
Gala Eluard who would become his muse and lover