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'''Women Surrealists''' are women artists, photographers, filmmakers and authors connected with the [[Surrealism]] movement, which began in the early 1920s. |
'''Women Surrealists''' are women artists, photographers, filmmakers and authors connected with the [[Surrealism]] movement, which began in the early 1920s. |
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==Painters== |
== Painters == |
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* [[Gertrude Abercrombie]] (1909–1977), Chicago artist inspired by the Surrealists, who became prominent in the 1930s and 1940s. She was also involved with the [[jazz]] music scene and was friends with musicians such as [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Charlie Parker]], and [[Sarah Vaughan]].<ref name=Vine>Richard Vine, "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_/ai_19385182 Where the Wild Things Were]", ''[[Art in America]]'', May 1997, pp. 98–111</ref><ref name=Warren>Warren, Lynn, ''Art in Chicago 1945–1995'', Thames & Hudson, 1996 {{ISBN|978-0-500-23728-1}}</ref> |
* [[Gertrude Abercrombie]] (1909–1977), Chicago artist inspired by the Surrealists, who became prominent in the 1930s and 1940s. She was also involved with the [[jazz]] music scene and was friends with musicians such as [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Charlie Parker]], and [[Sarah Vaughan]].<ref name=Vine>Richard Vine, "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_/ai_19385182 Where the Wild Things Were]", ''[[Art in America]]'', May 1997, pp. 98–111</ref><ref name=Warren>Warren, Lynn, ''Art in Chicago 1945–1995'', Thames & Hudson, 1996 {{ISBN|978-0-500-23728-1}}</ref> |
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* [[Marion Adnams]] (1898–1995), English painter, printmaker, and draughtswoman, notable for her [[Surrealism|surrealist]] paintings. |
* [[Marion Adnams]] (1898–1995), English painter, printmaker, and draughtswoman, notable for her [[Surrealism|surrealist]] paintings. |
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* [[Remedios Varo]] (1908–1963), Catalan-Spanish surrealist painter who moved to Mexico, she was known for her dreamlike paintings of scientific apparatus. She was married to the Surrealist poet [[Benjamin Peret]].<ref name=Heller /><ref name=Kaplan>Kaplan, Janet A. ''Unexpected Journeys: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo'', Abbeville Press, New York 1988 {{ISBN|0-89659-797-0}}</ref> |
* [[Remedios Varo]] (1908–1963), Catalan-Spanish surrealist painter who moved to Mexico, she was known for her dreamlike paintings of scientific apparatus. She was married to the Surrealist poet [[Benjamin Peret]].<ref name=Heller /><ref name=Kaplan>Kaplan, Janet A. ''Unexpected Journeys: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo'', Abbeville Press, New York 1988 {{ISBN|0-89659-797-0}}</ref> |
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==Sculptors== |
== Sculptors == |
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* [[Elisa Breton]] (1906–2000), Chilean-born French artist and writer. The third wife of [[André Breton]], she made [[:fr:Boîte (surréaliste)|surrealist boxes]]. |
* [[Elisa Breton]] (1906–2000), Chilean-born French artist and writer. The third wife of [[André Breton]], she made [[:fr:Boîte (surréaliste)|surrealist boxes]]. |
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* [[Méret Oppenheim]] (1913–1985), German-Swiss sculptor and photographer, also famous as one of [[Man Ray]]'s models. Her most famous sculpture is ''[[Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure)|Object (Breakfast in Fur)]]'', a teacup, saucer and spoon completely encased in soft brown fur.<ref name=Heller/> |
* [[Méret Oppenheim]] (1913–1985), German-Swiss sculptor and photographer, also famous as one of [[Man Ray]]'s models. Her most famous sculpture is ''[[Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure)|Object (Breakfast in Fur)]]'', a teacup, saucer and spoon completely encased in soft brown fur.<ref name=Heller/> |
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* [[Mimi Parent]] (1924–2005), Canadian artist described by Breton as one of the "vital forces" of Surrealism. Her 'picture objects' were hybrids between painting and sculpture. |
* [[Mimi Parent]] (1924–2005), Canadian artist described by Breton as one of the "vital forces" of Surrealism. Her 'picture objects' were hybrids between painting and sculpture. |
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==Photographers== |
== Photographers == |
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* [[Claude Cahun]] (1894–1954), born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob, French photographer and writer, associated with the surrealist movement. |
* [[Claude Cahun]] (1894–1954), born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob, French photographer and writer, associated with the surrealist movement. |
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* [[Nusch Éluard]] (1906–1946), French photographer, performer and model. |
* [[Nusch Éluard]] (1906–1946), French photographer, performer and model. |
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* [[Francesca Woodman]] (1958–1981), American photographer who explored the relationship between the body and its surroundings. |
* [[Francesca Woodman]] (1958–1981), American photographer who explored the relationship between the body and its surroundings. |
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==Filmmakers== |
== Filmmakers == |
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* [[Germaine Dulac]] (1882–1942), French filmmaker, who directed ''[[The Seashell and the Clergyman]]'' in 1928. |
* [[Germaine Dulac]] (1882–1942), French filmmaker, who directed ''[[The Seashell and the Clergyman]]'' in 1928. |
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* [[Nelly Kaplan]] (born 1931), Argentine-born French "neo-surrealist" filmmaker and writer. |
* [[Nelly Kaplan]] (born 1931), Argentine-born French "neo-surrealist" filmmaker and writer. |
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==Fashion designers== |
== Fashion designers == |
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* [[Elsa Schiaparelli]] (1890–1973), Italian fashion designer, a colleague of, friend of, and collaborator with [[Salvador Dalí]] and [[Leonor Fini]], among others.<ref name="Martin, Richard, 'Fashion and Surrealism', Rizzoli International Publications, 1996 {{ISBN|978-0-8478-1073-4}}">[http://www.philamuseum.org/micro_sites/exhibitions/schiaparelli/kids/schiap-pack.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529134356/http://www.philamuseum.org/micro_sites/exhibitions/schiaparelli/kids/schiap-pack.pdf |date=29 May 2008 }}, ''Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli'', (2003)</ref> |
* [[Elsa Schiaparelli]] (1890–1973), Italian fashion designer, a colleague of, friend of, and collaborator with [[Salvador Dalí]] and [[Leonor Fini]], among others.<ref name="Martin, Richard, 'Fashion and Surrealism', Rizzoli International Publications, 1996 {{ISBN|978-0-8478-1073-4}}">[http://www.philamuseum.org/micro_sites/exhibitions/schiaparelli/kids/schiap-pack.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529134356/http://www.philamuseum.org/micro_sites/exhibitions/schiaparelli/kids/schiap-pack.pdf |date=29 May 2008 }}, ''Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli'', (2003)</ref> |
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==Writers== |
== Writers == |
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* [[Aase Berg]] (born 1967), Swedish poet and critic, among the founding members of the [[The Surrealist Group in Stockholm|Stockholm Surrealist Group]] in 1986. |
* [[Aase Berg]] (born 1967), Swedish poet and critic, among the founding members of the [[The Surrealist Group in Stockholm|Stockholm Surrealist Group]] in 1986. |
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* [[Lise Deharme]] (1898–1980), French writer associated with the Surrealist movement. |
* [[Lise Deharme]] (1898–1980), French writer associated with the Surrealist movement. |
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* [[Unica Zürn]] (1916–1970), German writer and artist. She wrote [[anagram]] poetry, exhibited [[Surrealist automatism#Automatic_drawing_and_painting|automatic drawing]] and collaborated with [[Hans Bellmer]] as his photographic model. |
* [[Unica Zürn]] (1916–1970), German writer and artist. She wrote [[anagram]] poetry, exhibited [[Surrealist automatism#Automatic_drawing_and_painting|automatic drawing]] and collaborated with [[Hans Bellmer]] as his photographic model. |
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==Others== |
== Others == |
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* [[Sheila Legge]] (1911–1949), Surrealist performance artist, best known for her 1936 [[Trafalgar Square]] performance for the opening of [[London International Surrealist Exhibition]], posing in an ensemble inspired by a Salvador Dalí painting, with her head completely obscured by a [[floral design|flower arrangement]].<ref name="Surrealist Women">{{cite book|author1=Penelope Rosemont|title=Surrealist Women, An International Anthology|date=1 December 2000|publisher=The University of Texas Press|location=USA|pages=88–90|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hMIru5bweYgC&q=surrealist+women|access-date=20 February 2017|isbn=9780567171283}}</ref> |
* [[Sheila Legge]] (1911–1949), Surrealist performance artist, best known for her 1936 [[Trafalgar Square]] performance for the opening of [[London International Surrealist Exhibition]], posing in an ensemble inspired by a Salvador Dalí painting, with her head completely obscured by a [[floral design|flower arrangement]].<ref name="Surrealist Women">{{cite book|author1=Penelope Rosemont|title=Surrealist Women, An International Anthology|date=1 December 2000|publisher=The University of Texas Press|location=USA|pages=88–90|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hMIru5bweYgC&q=surrealist+women|access-date=20 February 2017|isbn=9780567171283}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
== See also == |
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*[[Surrealism]] |
* [[Surrealism]] |
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*[[Women artists]] |
* [[Women artists]] |
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*[[Women in photography]] |
* [[Women in photography]] |
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*[[List of 20th century women artists]] |
* [[List of 20th century women artists]] |
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*[[Whitney Chadwick]] |
* [[Whitney Chadwick]] |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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*Allmer, Patricia (ed.) (2009) ''Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism'', London and Manchester: Prestel and Manchester Art Gallery. |
* Allmer, Patricia (ed.) (2009) ''Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism'', London and Manchester: Prestel and Manchester Art Gallery. |
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*Allmer, Patricia (ed.) (2016) ''Intersections: Women Artists/Surrealism/Modernism'', Manchester: Manchester University Press. |
* Allmer, Patricia (ed.) (2016) ''Intersections: Women Artists/Surrealism/Modernism'', Manchester: Manchester University Press. |
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* Allmer, Patricia (2016) ‘Revising the Canon: Feminist Interventions’, in ''Blackwell Companion to Dada and Surrealism'', ed. David Hopkins, London: Blackwell. |
* Allmer, Patricia (2016) ‘Revising the Canon: Feminist Interventions’, in ''Blackwell Companion to Dada and Surrealism'', ed. David Hopkins, London: Blackwell. |
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* Rosemont, Penelope, edited and introduced. (1998) “Surrealist Women: An International Anthology”, Austin: University of Texas Press. |
* Rosemont, Penelope, edited and introduced. (1998) “Surrealist Women: An International Anthology”, Austin: University of Texas Press. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Women Surrealists are women artists, photographers, filmmakers and authors connected with the Surrealism movement, which began in the early 1920s.