The Resource Leonora Carrington : surrealism, alchemy and art, Susan L. Aberth
Leonora Carrington : surrealism, alchemy and art, Susan L. Aberth
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- Summary
- "This is the first book in English to survey the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). 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 was immediately championed by Andre Breton, who responded enthusiastically to her fantastical, dark and satirical writing style and her interest in fairy tales and the occult. Her stories were included in Surrealist publications, and her paintings in the Surrealists' exhibitions. After the dramas and tragic separations of the Second World War, Carrington ended up in the 1940s as part of the circle of Surrealist European emigres living in Mexico City. Close friends with Luis Bunuel, Benjamin Peret, Octavio Paz and a host of both expatriate Surrealists and Mexican modernists, Carrington was at the centre of Mexican cultural life, while still maintaining her European connections. Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art provides an overview of this artist's rich body of work. The author considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Note
- Originally published: Aldershot: Lund Humphries, 2004
- Contents
-
- The magical art of painting
- The reluctant débutante
- Ernst, surrealism and the femme sorcière
- Heaven and hell: wartime experiences
- The alchemical kitchen: domestic space as sacred space
- Esoteric interests
- Jezzamathatics or introduction to the wonderful process of painting by Leonora Carrington
- Isbn
- 9781848220560
- Label
- Leonora Carrington : surrealism, alchemy and art
- Title
- Leonora Carrington
- Title remainder
- surrealism, alchemy and art
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan L. Aberth
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This is the first book in English to survey the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). 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 was immediately championed by Andre Breton, who responded enthusiastically to her fantastical, dark and satirical writing style and her interest in fairy tales and the occult. Her stories were included in Surrealist publications, and her paintings in the Surrealists' exhibitions. After the dramas and tragic separations of the Second World War, Carrington ended up in the 1940s as part of the circle of Surrealist European emigres living in Mexico City. Close friends with Luis Bunuel, Benjamin Peret, Octavio Paz and a host of both expatriate Surrealists and Mexican modernists, Carrington was at the centre of Mexican cultural life, while still maintaining her European connections. Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art provides an overview of this artist's rich body of work. The author considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aberth, Susan L
- Dewey number
- 759.2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- N6797.C375
- LC item number
- A23 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Carrington, Leonora
- Carrington, Leonora
- Carrington, Leonora
- Carrington, Leonora
- Surrealism
- Magic in art
- Mexico
- Magic in art
- Surrealism
- Mexico
- Label
- Leonora Carrington : surrealism, alchemy and art, Susan L. Aberth
- Note
- Originally published: Aldershot: Lund Humphries, 2004
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The magical art of painting -- The reluctant débutante -- Ernst, surrealism and the femme sorcière -- Heaven and hell: wartime experiences -- The alchemical kitchen: domestic space as sacred space -- Esoteric interests -- Jezzamathatics or introduction to the wonderful process of painting by Leonora Carrington
- Control code
- ocn502423039
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9781848220560
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)502423039
- Label
- Leonora Carrington : surrealism, alchemy and art, Susan L. Aberth
- Note
- Originally published: Aldershot: Lund Humphries, 2004
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The magical art of painting -- The reluctant débutante -- Ernst, surrealism and the femme sorcière -- Heaven and hell: wartime experiences -- The alchemical kitchen: domestic space as sacred space -- Esoteric interests -- Jezzamathatics or introduction to the wonderful process of painting by Leonora Carrington
- Control code
- ocn502423039
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- 160 pages
- Isbn
- 9781848220560
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)502423039
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