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K-Gr 4—Markel describes the journey of Leonora Carrington from her privileged childhood and her mutinous days as a school girl to her flourishing career in Paris and Mexico City. In the narrative, Carrington's imagination turns domestic spaces and scenes of war into fantastical landscapes full of animal-women and mystical creatures. Surrealism is explained discreetly as Carrington paints against conventions of class, gender, and aesthetics. Hall's illustrations effectively mimic Carringto...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Having previously collaborated on The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau (rev. 11/12), Markel and Hall now explore the life of artist Leonora Carrington (1917-2011). Born into a wealthy English family, the creative and strong-willed young woman convinced her parents to send her to art school in London, where she met Max Ernst and joined his coterie of surrealists. Carrington then moved with him to Paris and painted there until the Nazis invaded France. She fled to Mexico, where...Log In or Sign Up to Read More