A Closer Look at Leonora Carrington's "Tuesday"

Curator of Art Dr. Tracy Bonfitto gives viewers an in-depth look at a six-color lithograph entitled "Tuesday" by artist, writer, and activist Leonora Carrington (1917-2011). The print is a striking window into Carrington’s Surrealist work and is part of the Center's Ellen Peckham Art Collection.
Carrington was born in Lancashire, England and studied art in London before moving to France in 1937 to live and work with Max Ernst. When the atrocities of war separated them, Carrington eventually emigrated to New York in 1942 and settled in Mexico City the following year. Here Carrington’s artistic practice flourished. Carrington created "Tuesday" in 1987, during a period in which she lived in New York City and Chicago, before returning to Mexico City in 1992. In 2005 she was awarded the prestigious Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes (National Prize of Sciences and Arts) by the Government of Mexico.
The print was generously donated by friend of the Ransom Center Ellen Peckham, whose own work is also represented in the collection.
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