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“What do you do with a girl like Leonora”?

Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington by Michelle Markel

August 20, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington could be called “What do you do with a girl like Leonora”? A proper young lady she was not (despite her parents’ wishes). Leonora Carrington wanted to do the unthinkable: she wanted to be an artist. Proper English people did not become scandalous artists, let alone proper young English ladies. Thankfully Carrington was not proper (as mentioned above). She painted on walls, paper and created the most imaginative, non-traditional pieces of art. Michelle Markel creates […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Amanda Hall, artist, leonora carrington, Michelle Markel

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:321 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Amanda Hall, artist, leonora carrington, Michelle Markel ·
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