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Remedios Varo (1908 - 1963)
Remedios Varo (1908 - 1963)
Born María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga on December 16, 1908, in Anglés, Spain.
Her parents encouraged her artistic abilities at a young age, encouraging her to draw and giving her imaginative novels to read to inspire her dreamy, surrealist works. Attended the prestigious Royal Academy of Madrid at 15, where Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Francisco Goya also attended.
Grew up and studied art in Spain, then moved to France to escape the Spanish Civil War; lived in Paris for many yeas as she honed her artistic skills. Moved to Mexico during WWII, shortly after Hitler invaded Paris. Varo lived in Mexico for the rest of her life.
Died on October 8, 1963 at the age of 54, in Mexico City, Mexico.
You can learn more about Remedios Varo by exploring Academic Kids. The director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Matthew Teitelbaum, recently introduced Tailleur Pour Dames into the collection. It is now on view in the Art of the Americas. Varo became friends with Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, and Diego Rivera when she lived in Mexico City. She also knew Marc Chagall (who created my very favorite painting, I and the Village), and worked with him to design the costumes for a ballet that premiered in Mexico City in 1942.
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
Remedios Varo.pdfVaro Worksheet
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