Lee Miller

Also known as Elizabeth Miller, Lady Penrose Miller, Elizabeth Miller Penrose, Lady Penrose, Miss Lee Miller

American photographer and photojournalist (1907–1977)

Key facts

Born: Elizabeth Miller , ( 1907-04-23 ) April 23, 1907, Poughkeepsie, New York , U.S.
Died: July 21, 1977 (1977-07-21) (aged 70), Chiddingly , East Sussex , UK
Known for: Photojournalism
Movement: Surrealism
Spouses: Aziz Eloui Bey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1934 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1947 ) Roland Penrose ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 )
Children: Antony Penrose
Website: leemiller .co .uk

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Elizabeth
Family name: Miller
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Poughkeepsie
Place of death: Chiddingly
Occupation: photographer
Languages spoken: English language
Field of work: photography
Movement: surrealism
Official website: www.leemiller.co.uk
Image: War correspondents-Lee-Miller.jpg
Work location: Munich
Residence: London

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date of birth: 1907-01-01
date of death: 1977-07-22
Commons category: Lee Miller (photographer)
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: cancer
has works in the collection: Tate
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Art+Feminism
unmarried partner: Man Ray
work available at URL: www.fembio.org/biographie.php/frau/feature/lee-miller/beruehmte-fotografinnen
described at URL: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/arts/design/the-indestructible-lee-miller-celebrates-a-daring-surrealist-and-war-photographer.html
significant person: David Scherman

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Encyclopedic overview

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose (April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977) was an American photographer and photojournalist. Miller was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, becoming a fashion and fine-art photographer there.

During World War II, she was a war photographer and correspondent for Vogue magazine, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau. Being a woman, Miller was long denied recognition as an artist in her own right, but her son's discovery and promotion of her work has established her reputation as an art and war photographer.

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