In 1965 I was taking a humanities class which was art and classical music with a wonderful professor. He went in chronological order in Art History and I remember it so vividly when he started talking about Surrealism and the first piece shown was Dali's "Persistence of Memory"--the famous melting clocks.

I couldn't get this out of my mind and immediately went to NY to try and find a poster---which I did and also had the great opportunity of seeing the wonderful man himself at the St. Regis in all his splendor (cane and all). I will never forget that day.

It took nearly 12 years before I could afford to buy my first signed lithograph of Salvador Dali "The Barometer Woman" from the wonderful "Time Series"--pictured here.

That was the start of my collection which numbered nearly 1100 pieces at its max. To see more of my collection go to my website. If you want to  find Modern Art exhibits check out  Modern Art Calendar where you can find current and upcoming events  as well as books  on  many  Modern and Contemporary artists.