British-born Mexican painter, sculptor and writer Leonora Carrington was born on 1917 in Lancashire, northern England to an aristocratic family. Presented to King as a debutant, objected to the traditional life style of the English upper class, against her parents’ wishes, she began to study art. Moved to Paris and got involved with Surrealism and the artists with that movement such as Max Ernst, Andre Breton, Salvador Dalì and more.