Birth of Leonora Carrington

Leonora Carrington was born on April 6, 1917, in the small village of Clayton Green in Lancashire, England. She was the third child of a wealthy textile magnate and grew up in a family where creativity was both encouraged and subdued by the norms of high society. Her birth signaled the eventual rise of one of the most influential female figures in the Surrealist art movement. Her early exposure to art and literature set the foundation for her rebellion against familial constraints and the exploration of avant-garde art that would defy the conventions of her time.