Leonora Carrington
1917
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2011
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: surrealism
genre: figure painting, mythological painting
country of citizenship: Mexico, United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Chelsea Grin, New Hall School, Chelsea College of Art and Design
award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, National Prize for Arts and Sciences, Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award
official website: www.leocarrington.com
Mary Leonora Carrington (6 April 1917 – 25 May 2011) 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. Carrington was also a founding member of the women's liberation movement in Mexico during the 1970s. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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