Timelines
We could make this publication thanks to small donations. How is 3 minutos de arte supported?
Moments of Leonora Carrington
In 1937, at the age of 19, she met her first great love, Max Ernst, who introduced her to the world of the Surrealist movement. He gave her the famous nickname, "the Bride of the wind."
1937-38. Self-Portrait
1939. Portrait of Max Ernst
When World War II was imminent, Ernst and Leonora were living together in France. He was imprisoned, and Leonora escaped to Spain. She was emotionally destabilized, and her father put her into a mental hospital.
In 1941, Leonora escaped from the hospital and went to Mexico. She lived there until she died in 2011, which is why she is considered more Mexican than English.
Although she kept in touch with the exiled Surrealists, she is another of the great female artists close to Surrealism who did not really "love" the movement, since they were very independent women, defenders of women's rights, and accused the movement of being chauvinistic. Leonora expressed, "They only wanted us as crazy, sensual muses..."
1947. Neighbourly Advice
1947. The Pomps of the Subsoil
1947. The Giantess
1949. The Artist Traveling Incognito
1950. Pastoral
1953. And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur
1955. Dear Diary-Never Since We Left Prague
1957. Syssigy
1960. I wanted to be a bird
1964. The Magical World of the Mayans (mural, detail)
1965. Maja del Tarot (María Félix)
1969. The Ancestor
1969. The Return of Boadicea
1969. Operation Wednesday
1970. The Bird Men of Burnley
1973. Around Wall Street or Portrait of Pablo in NY
1973. A Warning to Mother
1974. Bird Bath
1977. A Fish Dressed as a Bottle and a Mule Dressed as a Crocodile
1990. Sunday March
1998. How Doth the Little Crocodile
Recommended links:
Leonora Carrington (1917-2011).
Wonderful Female Painters: Remedios Varo.
Wonderful Female Painters: Olga Costa.
You can also find more material using the search engine.
0 Comments