Comprehensive biography of Leonora Carrington provides in-depth understanding of her life and career
Analysis of her surrealist and Mexican modernist influences enriches the reader's grasp of broader artistic movements
Focus on alchemy and the occult offers unique insights into her creative process
Exploration of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs sheds light on her artistic context
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This book remains the definitive survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (1917-2011).
Carrington burst onto the Surrealist scene in 1936, when, as a precocious nineteen-year-old debutante, she escaped the stultifying demands of her wealthy English family by running away to Paris with her lover Max Ernst. She wa
