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'''Leonora Carrington''' (Chorley, Lancashire, 1917 - ) is a British-born Mexican surrealist [[painter]], [[sculptor]] and a novelist. In 1937, she met [[Max Ernst]], with whom she became involved romantically and artistically. In Mexico, with [[Remedios Varo]], she developed an illusionistic [[Surrealism]].
'''Leonora Carrington''' (Chorley, Lancashire, 1917 - ) is a British-born Mexican surrealist [[painter]], [[sculptor]] and a novelist. In Florence, Italy, she received her first formal training in painting; in London she attended the Chelsea School of Arts and the painting Academy of Amédée Ozenfant. In 1937, she met [[Max Ernst]], with whom she became involved romantically and artistically. In Mexico, with [[Remedios Varo]], she developed an illusionistic [[Surrealism]].
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[[File:Leonora Carrington Los hombres pajaro de Burnley.jpg]] Los hombres pájaro de Burnley, 1977.
[[File:Leonora Carrington Los hombres pajaro de Burnley.jpg]] Los hombres pájaro de Burnley, 1977.
Carrington married photographer Chiqui Weisz in 1946. Carrington has spent many years in [[Mexico]], a country that has offered her enormous inspiration, with its many legends and rich mythology. During her life in Mexico, she has created an enormous body of artistic work, creating hundreds of wonderful paintings, sculptures as well as writing her most important books. [http://www.carringtonleo.5u.com/leoweb/leobio.htm]
== See also ==
== See also ==