Leonora Carrington

Painting, Visual Artist

1917 – 2011

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Who was Leonora Carrington?

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.

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Born
Apr 6, 1917
Clayton-le-Woods
Also known as
  • Керрінгтон Леонора
  • Каррингтон, Леонора
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Nationality
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Chelsea College of Arts
Died
May 25, 2011
Mexico City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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