Sheila Legge | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sheila C. Chetwynd Inglis 1911 Penzance, England |
| Died | 5 January 1949 (aged 37) Banyuls-sur-Mer, France |
| Resting place | Cimetière Communal de Banyuls-sur-Mer, France |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Performance art |
| Movement | Surrealism |
| Spouse(s) |
Rupert Maximilian Faris Legge
(m. 1934, divorced)John Lodwick |
| Children | Douglas Robin Legge Ursula Lodwick Quentin Malaky Lodwick |
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 arrangement.