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Sheila Legge (née Chetwynd Inglis; c. 1911 – 5 January 1949) was a Surrealist performance artist. Legge is best known for her 1936 Trafalgar Square performance for the opening of London International Surrealist Exhibition, posing in a costume inspired by a Salvador Dalí painting, with her head completely obscured by a flower ...
Sheila Legge es un nombre famoso del surrealismo, ya que el mediodía del 11 de junio de 1936 fue ella quien irrumpió en Trafalgar Square con la cabeza completamente cubierta de rosas rojas, encarnación del “fantasma surrealista del sex appeal” que venía a presentar la magna exposición internacional surrealista londinense.
La imagen más icónica de la exposición es la actuación del día de apertura de Sheila Legge, que se paró en medio de Trafalgar Square, posando en un conjunto de vestido de novia blanco con dobladillo inspirado en una pintura de Salvador Dalí, con la cabeza completamente cubierta por un arreglo floral. [3]
Learn about the role of women in Surrealism in Britain in the 1930s, including artist Sheila Legge, who appeared as 'the phantom of Surrealism' in 1936. The exhibition features archive material from the Whitechapel Gallery and other sources.
15 de mar. de 2021 · En esta ocasión vengo a hablarles de la artista Sheila Legge, mujer apasionante donde las haya. Espero que les guste. ¡¡CORRAN A VERLO!!
Sheila Legge was a surrealist artist who participated in a famous happening in Trafalgar Square with Salvador DalÍ in 1936. She also appeared as The Phantom of Sex Appeal, carrying a pork chop and an artificial leg, in the exhibition.
12 de dic. de 2021 · The mystery woman, who puzzled passers-by and made newspaper headlines, was later revealed to be artist Sheila Legge (1911–1949), appearing that day as ‘the phantom of Surrealism’ to launch the London International Surrealist Exhibition, held at the New Burlington Galleries in Mayfair.
