Hand-Painted Fine Art Reproductions of Famous Paintings

Salvador Dali Museum, Florida, USA
Shortly before they were married in 1942, A. Reynolds and Eleanor R. Morse attended a traveling Salvador Dali retrospective at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Thrilled by the show, intrigued by the artist’s subject matter, and impressed by his draftsmanship, they bought their first painting as a belated wedding gift a year later.
Little did they know that this purchase would begin a 40 year adventure as patrons and friends of the artist that would result in the most comprehensive collection of original Dali work in the world.
Until 1971, the Morses displayed their entire collection in their Cleveland, Ohio, home. When they agreed to loan over 200 pieces to a Dalн retrospective in 1965, however, they realized that a quarter-century of collecting had produced a mini retrospective that needed and deserved a permanent home in its own right.
In 1971 with Dali himself presiding over the opening the Morses opened a museum adjacent to their office building in Beachwood, Ohio. By the end of the decade, however, the overwhelming number of visitors made the Morses realize that their collection once again needed improved facilities.
After a search that drew national attention, a marine warehouse in downtown St. Petersburg was rehabilitated and the museum opened to the public in Florida on March 10, 1982.