Lee Miller

For the Scottish football (soccer) player, see Lee Miller (footballer).

Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller (23 April 1907 - 21 July 1977) was an American photographer. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York State in 1907, she was a successful fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, France to become a fashion and fine art photographer. During the Second World War, she became an acclaimed war correspondant and photojournalist. Image File history File links Lee_Miller. ... Image File history File links Lee_Miller. ... Lee Miller is a Scottish footballer. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Town of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, pornography, fashion, advertising, etc. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social issues of the 1920s. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (usually female), in a way that is intended to be erotic, yet not pornographic. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Sports photojournalists at Indianapolis Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (i. ...

At age 19 she was spotted on a Manhattan street by magazine publisher Condé Nast, thus launching her modeling career. For the next two years, she was one of the most sought after models in New York, photographed by the likes of Edward Steichen and George Hoyningen-Huene. Edward Steichen (March 27, 1879-March 25, 1973) was an American photographer, painter, and art gallery and museum curator, born in Luxembourg. ... Baron George Hoyningen-Huene was a seminal fashion photographer of the 1920s and 1930s. ...

In 1929 she traveled to Paris, France with the intention of learning photography from the surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray. Although he first tried to demur, insisting that he did not take students, Miller soon became his photography assistant, as well as his lover and muse. While she was in Paris, she began her own photographic studio. Together with Man Ray, she invented the photographic technique of solarization. She was a major participant in the surrealist movement, with her witty images. Amongst her circle of friends were Pablo Picasso, Paul Éluard, Jean Cocteau, Gertrude Stein, and Alice B. Toklas. She appeared in one film, Cocteau's The Blood of a Poet (1930), as a statue. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Man Ray photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Man Ray (August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976) was an American Dada and Surrealist artist. ... Solarization is a photography term often used (incorrectly) to refer to the Sabatier Effect, in which a print is re-exposed by switching on light for a couple of seconds, halfway through the development process, causing reversal of tones in parts of the picture. ... Kay Sage. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Málaga, October 25, 1881 – Paris, April 8, 1973) was a Andalusian painter and sculptor. ... It appears that this entire article has been copied and pasted from http://www. ... Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (July 5, 1889 – October 11, 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker. ... Gertrude Stein, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1935 Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874, in Pittsburgh - July 27, 1946) was an American writer, poet, feminist, playwright, and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in France. ... Alice B. Toklas, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Alice B. Toklas (April 30, 1877 – March 7, 1967) was the lover of writer Gertrude Stein. ... The Blood of a Poet (French: Le Sang dun Poete)is a 1930 film directed by Jean Cocteau. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

After leaving Man Ray and Paris in 1932, she returned to New York and established a portrait and commercial photography studio with her brother Erik as her business partner. Among her portrait clients were artist Joseph Cornell and the African-American cast of the Virgil Thomson-Gertrude Stein opera Four Saints in Three Acts. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... A photograph of Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell, (born Nyack, New York December 24, 1903 – died December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. ... Virgil Thomson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947 Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 - September 30, 1989) was an American composer from Missouri, whose rural background gave a sense of place in his compositions. ... Gertrude Stein, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1935 Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874, in Pittsburgh - July 27, 1946) was an American writer, poet, feminist, playwright, and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in France. ... Four Saints in Three Acts is an opera by American composer Virgil Thomson with a libretto by Gertrude Stein. ...

In 1934, she abondoned her studio to marry Egyptian businessman Aziz Eloui Bey. Although she did not work as a professional photographer during this period, the photographs she took while living in Egypt with Bey are regarded as some of her most striking surrealist images. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

With the outbreak of the Second World War, Miller had separated from Bey and was living in London when the bombing of that city began. Ignoring pleas from friends and family that she return to the US, she embarked on a new career in photojournalism as the official photographer for Vogue documenting the Blitz and was accredited to the U.S. Army as a war correspondent for Conde Nast Publications from 1944. She teamed up with David E. Scherman, a Life Magazine correspondent on many assignments. Miller travelled to France less than a month after D-Day and recorded the battle of St. Malo, the liberation of Paris as well as Nazi concentration camps and their victims upon their liberation. A photograph by Scherman of Miller in the bathtub of Adolf Hitler's house in Munich is particularly well-known. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Sports photojournalists at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. ... Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine published in several countries around the world. ... German bomber over the Surrey Docks, Southwark, London The Blitz was the bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 16 May 1941, during World War II. It was carried out by the Luftwaffe across the UK, but their attack was concentrated on London. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories first-hand from a war zone. ... Condé Nast Publications Inc. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ...

In 1947 she divorced Bey and, on 3 May of that year, married the British art historian, poet and surrealist painter Roland Penrose, who co-founded the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. In September 1947 they had a son, Antony Penrose. In 1949, they bought Farley Farm House in Sussex. During the 1950s and 1960s, Farley Farm became a sort of Mecca for visiting artists such as Picasso, Man Ray, Henry Moore, Eileen Agar, Jean Dubuffet, Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst. Miller did the occasional photo shoot for Vogue but soon put her camera down for good. She rarely talked about her war experiences. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Art history usually refers to the history of the visual arts. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Kay Sage. ... Sir Roland Penrose (14 October 1903 - 23 April 1984) was an English artist, historian and poet. ... The ICA The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is a modern art centre on The Mall in London. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ...

Miller died from cancer at Farley Farm House in Chiddingly, Sussex in 1977, aged 70. When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... Chiddingly is a village and parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, 7 miles (11km) east of Lewes and 4 miles (6km( west of Hailsham, and situated north of the A22 road at Golden Cross. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

For the last 30 years of her life, Miller did virtually nothing to promote her work. Nor did her husband Roland Penrose, although he was a noted collector on promoter of surrealist art. That Miller's work is known today is mainly due to the efforts of her son Antony, who has been studying, conserving, and promoting his mother's work since the early 1980s.

External links

• Biography of Lee Miller
• BBC News story about a 2002 Lee Miller exhibition