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Leonora Carrington
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British-born Mexican artist, painter and novelist (1917–2011)
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Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) was a British-Mexican painter, scenographer, novelist, and draftsperson associated with the surrealist movement. Born in Clayton-le-Woods, she held citizenship in the United Kingdom and Mexico. She worked in Paris, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, Mexico City, and London, and spoke English. Her artistic output included figure painting and mythological painting, with notable works such as *Pénélope*, *Conejos blancos*, *La dama oval*, and *El mundo mágico de los Mayas*.
Carrington was the unmarried partner of Max Ernst and the spouse of Renato Leduc. She was educated at Chelsea Grin and Chelsea College of Art and Design. Her accolades include the Officer of the Order of the British Empire and the National Prize for Arts and Sciences. Her works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, and National Gallery of Art. She died in Mexico City from pneumonia.
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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
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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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
- Spouse
- Renato Leduc
- Occupation
- artist
- Educated at
- Chelsea College of Art and Design
- 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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