So I have decided to feature an artist a day from The A-Z of Art: The World's Greatest and Most Popular Artists and Their Works, a book by Nicola Hodge. This book has 360 artists inside, in alphabetical order, with a short synopsis of the artists and a photo of their pieces. I'm just trying to increase my art history IQ. With 360 artists, I should be done in a year, but I also plan to highlight some Georgia artists or other artists I stumble upon at art shows and on the web. 
Today's artist is Eileen Agar. Eileen was an European artist, who spent time in both England and France. She was a painter and a photographer, who also worked with collage. She is known as a Surrealist. Here are two of her works.
Top photo:
Angel of Anarchy
Textiles over plaster and mixed media
1936-40
Bottom photo:
Fish Circus
Collage, pen and ink and watercolour on paper (with real starfish)
1939
Website: http://www.all-art.org/art_20th_century/agar1.html
Click on the images for more info
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