Abrams' Master of Art series, instituted in the 1960s, chose prominent art historians to write a short text and commentary on well-known artists. These classic texts are reproduced in 9x12<"> paperback editions with 40 full-page color plates (each faced with a page of commentary) following the text. Descharnes, who authored this text in 1976, was a friend of Dali, and includes details of his personal life in his text and commentary. Not indexed. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)