Leonora Carrington

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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Women Making Moves: Immigrant Artists in NMWA’s Collection
Posted: May 17, 2017
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Artist Friendships: Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo
Posted: May 13, 2017
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Artist Friendships: Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Mary Jane Russell
Posted: April 26, 2017
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Happy Birthday, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard!
Posted: April 11, 2017
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Down to a Science: #5WomenArtists Spark #5WomenScientists
Posted: April 7, 2017
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Opening Tomorrow: Prints by Polly Apfelbaum
Posted: March 9, 2017
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

5 Fast Facts: Remedios Varo
Posted: December 15, 2016
Category: Leonora Carrington
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Surrealist painter Remedios Varo, whose work is on view in NMWA’s collection galleries.
Rendered with precise brushwork, a tall, thin figure strides forward wearing flowing, orange garments emanating a misty golden aura. Her fiery red hair stretches heavenward, encircling a celestial orb. Figures appear encased in the walls of the concave structure surrounding her.

Subconscious Reality: Women Surrealists in Mexico
Posted: October 27, 2016
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Surrealist Spotlight: Remedios Varo
Posted: October 14, 2015
Category: Leonora Carrington
Within fraught and mysterious settings, Remedios Varo’s fantastical protagonists seem to undertake quests through time or space
Rendered with precise brushwork, a tall, thin figure strides forward wearing flowing, orange garments emanating a misty golden aura. Her fiery red hair stretches heavenward, encircling a celestial orb. Figures appear encased in the walls of the concave structure surrounding her.

Happy Birthday, Leonora Carrington!
Posted: April 5, 2013
Category: Leonora Carrington
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.