Sphinxes, witches and little girls: reconsidering the female monster in the art of Leonor Fini

As champions of the irrational and the uncanny, the Surrealists frequently incorporated classical monsters into their art as part of their search for a new modern myth. However, these creatures became subject to gender codification, with the sphinx and chimera in particular becoming attached to the...

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Main Author:	Rachael Grew
Format:	Default Book chapter
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified Surrealism Fini Myth Monsters Sphinx Witch Stryge Woman Studies in the Creative Arts and Writing not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/20405
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