When Dali went to America, his desire to be abnormal was what allowed him to be accepted by the mainstream. His creative and bizarre works appealed to the whims of the elite American famous, and for years they commissioned him to create works for them. These commissions brought in large sums of money, giving him admission to the highest classes of American society. He was nicknamed “Avida Dollars” (greedy for money) by
Andre Breton, who had not accepted him since Dali's separation from the surrealist movement.
The elite who took him in was also filled with artists, which gave him new mediums through which to express himself. It was during this time that he was able to
dabble in jewelry and clothing as well as lend his hand at filmmaking. These opportunities gave him an outlet to create beautiful pieces that were still able to show his bizarre take on the world.
