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The anteater's umbrella : a contribution to the critique of the ideology of zoos

Illustrator Leonora Carrington Mexican, born England
1971
Not on view
Drawings by Leonora Carrington of animals and birds in left, right and bottom margins

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  • Title: The anteater's umbrella : a contribution to the critique of the ideology of zoos
  • Author: Chicago Surrealist Group
  • Illustrator: Leonora Carrington (Mexican (born England), Clayton Green, Lancashire 1917–2011 Mexico City)
  • Date: 1971
  • Geography: Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Dimensions: 1 broadside : illustrations ; Height: 14 3/16 in. (36 cm) x Width: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
  • Object Number: QL76 .C45 1970z Quarto
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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