This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. Spotted a problem? Eileen Agar Angel of Anarchy. Let us know. As an artist I often enjoy reading the writing of other artists as they can give an insight into the creative process, difficulties, and motivations that all artists share to a greater or lesser extent. Travers; Man Ray; and Alec Waugh. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre . British Surrealism. Eileen Agar has, like many women artists, sometimes been defined by the (male) company she kept rather than her own creative output, her biography peppered with references to the great and good of modern art and literature, from Pablo Picasso to Dylan Thomas. Photographs were taken during Eileen and Joseph's trips abroad and visits to friends and family, in the UK, France, Italy and Tenerife. But the English urge towards philistinism is impossible to avoid, though one may fight it root and branch. 1936–40. Eileen Forrester Agar (1 December 1899 – 17 November 1991) was a British painter and photographer associated with the Surrealist movement. A disappointment both in terms of how it was written and the content. Featured image: Eileen Agar, by Matthew R Lewis; Eileen Agar – The Fish’s Tale, 1979, via redfern-gallery.com. Series features photographs of Eileen Agar and her husband Joseph Bard, as well as photographs taken by Eileen Agar of other people including: Ernð Goldfinger, Lee Miller, Valentine Penrose; Pablo Picasso; P.L. Bassetlaw District Council. Summary of Eileen Agar. More quotes. Eileen Agar was born into a wealthy British family, her mother the heir to a biscuit company, her father the manager of a successful windmill and irrigation systems company, Agar Cross. 22 Nov 2016 - Explore glynwinchester's board "Eileen Agar", which is followed by 103 people on Pinterest. The Magician 1980. Artworks. Poet and His Muse 1959. Nancy Spero - The Feminism Activist .

A quotation from Eileen Agar about play that I received today and felt I ought to share 14 Jun.

I have spent my life in revolt against convention, trying to bring colour and light and a sense of the mysterious to daily existence. See more ideas about Agar, Surrealism and Artist. Often leaning towards abstraction, Eileen Agar sometimes also depicted topics like death, life, seasonal cycles and the passing of time, for which she uses physical symbols to create found object art, for example.

Eileen Agar 1899–1991 British, English, Argentine, South American View all 24 artworks. Read full Wikipedia entry. Bassetlaw District Council. It was his business that took the family to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Agar spent her early years. Left Right.