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Title: Leonora Carrington, una mujer de vanguardia: exposición La vocación y sus reflejos.(artista)
Author: Gabriel Careaga
Publication: Siempre! (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 4, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 50Issue: 2638Page: 22(2)

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Leonora Carrington, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1480 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Chapters: Ricardo Lancaster-Jones Y Verea, Leonora Carrington, Arnold Belkin, Dbc Pierre, Diana Kennedy, Jacqueline Voltaire, Elsa Cross, Manuel Bartlett Bautista, Claudio Brook, Diego Luna, Lila Downs, Eduardo Lillingston, William A. Richardson, Sergio Mayer, Azela Robinson, John Dunbar, Alejandro Springall, Laisha Wilkins, René Strickler, Homero Richards, Elena Birkbeck, Iliana Fox, Greer Skousen, Beatriz Sheridan, Alfred C. Crowle, Guillermo Hayden Wright, Arturo Brizio Carter. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 111. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS (February 9, 1905 January 20, 1983) was a Mexican historian, diplomat, scholar, professor, art collector and sugarcane entrepreneur who made significant contributions toward the study of the haciendas of the State of Jalisco (Mexico) in the twentieth century. He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the second largest city in Mexico; studied in both Mexico (Instituto de Ciencias, Guadalajara, Jalisco and Escuela Libre de Ingenieros, Guadalajara, Jalisco) and the United States (St Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana and University of Dayton, Ohio). He got a Topographical Engineer degree at the Escuela Libre de Ingenieros (1928) and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree at the University of Dayton (1929). As the eldest child of his family, he entered the sugarcane business in 1930 at Ingenio Santa Cruz y El Cortijo (a sugar refinery located in Zapotiltic, Jalisco), where he made significant contributions until 1942. Two years later, in 1944, he became member of the Board of Directors of Ingenio Tamazula (a sugar refinery located in Tamazula de Gordiano, Jalisco). In 1946 he was founding member of Sociedad de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de Guadalajara (Guadalajara Engineers and Architects Society...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25582859 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Frida Kahlo, Bridget Bate Tichenor, Verónica Ruiz de Velasco, Leonora Carrington, Judith Gutiérrez, Remedios Varo, Carmen Mondragón, Marianela de La Hoz, Lunara, María Izquierdo, Aurora Reyes Flores, Lola Cueto, Fanny Rabel, Angelina Beloff, Marysole Wörner Baz, Ángela Gurría, Sairi Forsman, Charlotte Yazbek, Maritza Morillas, Malú Block, Flora Guerrero, Olga Costa, Lucía Maya. Excerpt:Angelina Beloff ( ) Angelina Beloff (Russian : ; b. Saint Petersburg , June 23, 1879 d. Mexico City , December 30, 1969) was a Russian painter and sculptor, who worked predominantly in Mexico . Biography Beloff originally decided to study pediatrics , but then she matriculated to St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1904, where she studied until 1909. Afterwards she visited Henri Matisse 's academy in Paris , and later Hermen Anglada Camarasa 's academy, where she got contact with María Gutiérrez Blanchard , a cousin of Germán Cueto . Additionally she studied wood and stone sculpture . In 1909 she also got contact with Diego Rivera in Belgium, whom she married two years later. They had a son named Diego, who died at the age of 14 month in 1917, during World War I . At this time Rivera had also an affair with Marie Vorobieff , a Russian painter also known as "Marevna". With her he had a daughter named Marika , whom he did not accept. In spite of this circumstance, the affair with Angelina Beloff took twelve years, until Rivera returned to Mexico for good in 1921. The promised alimony he did never pay. It took eleven further years, until she had the money to look for Rivera in Mexico, but he was remarried twice at this time. Rivera denied that he was in a relationship with Beloff and ignored her for ever. This fate inspired Elena Poniatowska to publish a series of fictive letters of Beloff, titled "Q... ... Read more

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Chapters: Carmen Barajas Sandoval, Juana Inés de La Cruz, Leonora Carrington, Ilana Sod, Rosario Castellanos, Elizabeth Martínez, Araceli Ardón, Lydia Cacho, Carmen Mondragón, Rosario María Gutiérrez Eskildsen, Laura Esquivel, Elsa Cross, Elena Garro, María Luisa Garza, María Luisa Puga, Antonieta Rivas Mercado, Griselda Álvarez, Margarita Michelena, Ángeles Mastretta, Emma Romeu, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Pita Amor, Lourdes Urrea, Gabriela Brimmer, Malva Flores, Julieta Campos, Guadalupe Marín, Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Francesca Gargallo, Vicky Nizri. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 118. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Carmen Barajas Sandoval (Countess of Bragny. Countess of Barajas) (born Mexico City, May 18, 1925) is a Mexican aristocrat, film executive producer, bestselling author and internationally known socialite, famous for her Mexican and international films and later in her life, by her biographies of stars such as Maria Félix and Jorge Negrete. She was born Maria Del Carmen Barajas Y De Sandoval Paullada in Mexico City, Mexico. Her parents were Lorenzo Barajas and Edelmira Sandoval Paullada Escoffier. Her mother was a descendant of Charles Louis Escoffier, Count of Bragny, a member of the House of Bourbon-Montpensier. He was a director of the Royal Academy of Surgery and personal physician to Louis XVI of France. During the French Revolution (17891799), Bragny left France and settled in Campeche, Campeche, Viceroyalty of New Spain. His father was the grandson of Fernando De Barajas Y De Fernán Nuñez, Count of Barajas. Carmen was born on May 18, 1925 in Mexico City as a member of an old and aristocratic family from French and Spanish origins. She was the first born of a total of the 4 children that Edelmira De Sandoval Y Paullada Escoffier and Lorenzo Barajas y De Fernán Nuñez ha...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15437400 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Anthony Quinn, Saint Patrick's Battalion, Juan O'gorman, Leonora Carrington, Philip Crosthwaite, Enrique Creel, Carlos Gallardo, William Lamport, Santiago Creel, Edmundo O'gorman, Margo, Justo Sierra O'reilly, Hugo Oconór, Edgardo Coghlan, Tomas O'horan, Rómulo O'farril, Judith Grace González, Alejo Bay, Luis Humberto Crosthwaite, Dolores Creel Miranda. Excerpt:Alejo Bay (born in Álamos, Sonora , in 1891) was an Irish Mexican political leader. Political career Don Alejo Bay figured during a long time in political and federal issues in the Mexican state of Sonora His father was Thomas Bay, an Irish-American from St. Louis, Missouri . Alejo Bay was two times federal deputy , senator of the republic , local representative and governor of Sonora during the Constitutional period from 1923 to 1927. He was also the Secretary of Treasury during 1939, under the command of general Macias Valenzuela. Made a good friendship with President Álvaro Obregón . During 1920, as a senator, he joined a group that was led by generals Jose Gonzalo Escobar and Fausto Topete, which caused him to march in the desert for five years. Death Alejo Bay died in Rochester, Minnesota , United States . His death made a hard impact on the people of Sonora because of his devoted actions towards the poor people. Many people remember him as a man of very big heart and a very noble personality. Some important aspects we should talk about when it comes to his personal life are: He had children with several women who were obviously not his wives. He was said to have babies for breakfast and he always worshipped the Fuhrer´s work. Sources A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation) Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 June 3, 2001) was a Mex... ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on February 15, 2009. The length of the article is 1392 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Carrington: un mural en la selva.
Author: Rafael Vargas
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 15, 2009
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Issue: 1685Page: 60(2)

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