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Leonora Carrington

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Also known as Mary Leonora Carrington

British-born Mexican artist, painter and novelist (1917–2011)

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Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) was a British and Mexican painter, scenographer, novelist, and draftsperson associated with the Surrealist movement. Born in Clayton-le-Woods, she was educated at Chelsea Grin and Chelsea College of Art and Design. Carrington held citizenship in both the United Kingdom and Mexico, where she died in Mexico City in 2011 from pneumonia. She was the spouse of Renato Leduc and the unmarried partner of Max Ernst.

Her literary works include *Pénélope*, *El mundo mágico de los Mayas*, *Conejos blancos*, and *La dama oval*. Carrington received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire and the National Prize for Arts and Sciences. She was featured in a Google Doodle and is included in the Art+Feminism focus list of a Wikimedia project.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1917
Died
2011
Works
44

Top works

  • Pénélope
  • El mundo mágico de los Mayas
  • Conejos blancos
  • La dama oval
  • El mundo mágico de los mayas. Interpretación de Leonora Carrington; textos de Andrés Medina [y] Laurette Séjourné

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Film & TV

Acting

Mary Leonora Carrington OBE was a British-born Mexican artist, 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. In 1936 Carrington saw the work of the German surrealist Max…

Known for

  • Female Human Animal2018
  • Remedios Varo: Mystery and Revelation2013
  • Leonora Carrington - The Surrealist Game — Self2012
  • Through Alan Glass — Leonora Carrington2006
  • The Beloved Ones — Madre1965
  • There Are No Thieves in This Village1965
  • A Pure Soul — The mother1965
  • The Flowering of the Crone: Leonora Carrington, Another Reality — Herself

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
24
Total plays
36

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Key facts

Born
( 1917-04-06 ) 6 April 1917, Clayton-le-Woods , Chorley , Lancashire, England
Died
25 May 2011 (2011-05-25) (aged 94), Mexico City , Mexico
Citizenship
United Kingdom , Mexico (from 1942)
Known for
Painting, Writing
Movement
Surrealism
Spouse s
Renato Leduc , Emerico "Chiki" Weisz
Children
Gabriel and Pablo Weisz
Website
leocarrington .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonora
Family name
Carrington
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Clayton-le-Woods
Place of death
Mexico City
Occupation
artist
Languages spoken
English language
Movement
surrealism
Official website
leocarrington.com
Work location
New York City
Significant event
Google Doodle
Show 15 more facts
date of birth
1917-04-06
date of death
2011-05-25
Commons category
Leonora Carrington
unmarried partner
Max Ernst
Commons Creator page
Leonora Carrington
cause of death
pneumonia
ethnic group
British
start of work period
1941-01-01
end of work period
1955-01-01
pseudonym
Weisz, Mrs. Emerico
birth name
Mary Leonora Carrington Moorhead
writing language
English language
name in native language
Leonora Carrington
manner of death
natural causes
P8168
Bardia
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Encyclopedic overview

Mary Leonora Carrington (6 April 1917 – 25 May 2011) was a British and Mexican 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.

Early life

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