Leonora Carrington's Surreal World War (Spy vs. Spy)

About this episode

The episode discusses the life and challenges of surrealist artist Leonora Carrington during World War II.

Today, we're joined by art historian Grace Anna, host of the fabulous ArtMuse podcast, to talk about surrealist painter and writer Leonora Carrington. After Carrington fell in love with the famed German painter, Max Ernst, the couple moved to the south of France, where they lived happily. With the outbreak of World War II, however, both Leonora and Max were arrested on espionage charages, triggering a mental breakdown for Leonora. If you'd like to support he show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast . For show notes and transcripts, visit www.artofcrimepodcast.com .

People in this episode

Host: Gavin Whitehead

Guest: Grace Anna

Topics covered

• surrealism
• World War II
• art history
• Leonora Carrington
• Max Ernst
• espionage

Keywords

• Leonora Carrington
• Max Ernst
• surrealism
• World War II
• art history
• espionage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ArtMuse, artofcrimepodcast

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