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"The Grand Master of Surrealism Salvador Dalí." USA Today Magazine 133.2720 (2005): 34-41. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This USA today magazine article provides imformation on the artistic works of Salvador Dali and his impact on surrealism. It also includes his artistic influences on his painting and the many exhibitions for his paintings.It talks about one exhibition in particular in which 150 of Dali's paintings were displayed along with his other works such as sculptures and writings. It was the largest grouping of his works ever. It also gives a good background and Bio of the artist.

"The Grand Master of Surrealism Salvador Dalí." USA Today Magazine 133.2720 (2005): 34-41. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This review highlights of the works of Salvador Dali and the exhibitions where his artwork was presented. It describes his success as an artist during the mid 1900s. Also, it explains the importance Salvador Dali to other artists as pure inspiration.

Robinson, Ruth Adkins. "Hip-hop history." Billboard 111.49 (1999): 38. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010.

Casteras, Susan P. "Pre-Raphaelite Challenges to Victorian Canons of Beauty." Huntington Library Quarterly 55.1 (1992): 13-35. JSTOR. ITHAKA. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. This article is about how the Pre-Raphaelite school of painting challenged Victorian notions of beauty. Their depictions of reality as it was ran contrary to their contemporaries ideals, which strived for perfection. The Pre-Raphaelites showed their subjects with accurately-colored skin and irregularly-shaped heads, as all human heads are. They were on the forefront of what would come to be acceptable; phrenology and the idea that you could judge an individual by his or her appearance were gaining in popularity.

Silverton, Peter. "I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol". London: Reynolds & Hearn LTD, 2006. Print. This book is about the image of The Sex Pistols and how their intentions were "clear cut" when it came to style. The likes of Johnny Rotten, not John Lydon, was a household name. Whether it was because they were allowed to play or not allowed to play The Sex Pistols were becoming very popular.

Meisler, Stanley. "THE SURREAL WORLD OF SALVADOR DALÍ." Smithsonian 36.1 (2005): 72-80. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article examines Dali's life through his childhood and his love of art throughout his life. It describes Salvador as a person and his artwork. His artwork is mentioned and seen in different exhibitions where it is analyzed by others.

"Salvador Dalí." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (2010): 1. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article provides a short bibliography of Salvador Dali's life. It explains his part of his background that molded his overall reputation as an artist. It also helps the reader to understand his unique personality.

Welters, Linda. "The Natural Look: American Style in the 1970s." Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture. 12:4 (2008): 489-510. This source focuses on the "look" identified on women in the nineteen seventies. Linda Welters, the author, describes the seventies appearance as natural. Welters divides the natural look into six catergories, "natural hair, natural body, natural cosmetics, natural materials, handcrafted clothing and accessories." I can use this article to compare and contrast how the natural look has continued into our generation, or how it has not. This source also gives good insight into trends seen with nineteen-seventies clothing.

Henderson, Linda D. "Italian Futurism and The Forth Dimension." Art Journal 41.4 (1981): 317-323. . JSTOR. Web.17 Nov. 2010.

"1983 Islington Squatter Punk Documentary." Posted by Kaaos82. YouTube. 25 May 2006. Web. 30 Nov. 2010. .