Leonora Carrington
Mexican artist, surrealist painter and novelist (1917ā2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Leonora Carrington OBE (6 April 1917 ā 25 May 2011[1]) was a British-born surrealist painter and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving participants in the surrealist movement of the 1930s.[2] Carrington was also a founding member of the women's liberation movement in Mexico during the 1970s.[3][4]
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Leonora Carrington | |
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Born | (1917-04-06)6 April 1917 |
Died | 25 May 2011(2011-05-25) (aged 94) Mexico City, Mexico |
Known for | Painting Writing |
Movement | Surrealism |
Spouse(s) | Renato Leduc Emerico "Chiki" Weisz |
Children | Gabriel and Pablo Weisz |
Website | leocarrington |
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