Lee Miller: Photographs by Antony Penrose
One hundred of the most outstanding photographs taken by photographer, model and Surrealist muse Lee Miller, published in anticipation of the November 2023 release of the film Lee, starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller Photojournalist, war correspondent, model and Surrealist muse, Lee Miller was one of the most important women photographers of the twentieth century, working in the fields of photojournalism, fashion, portraiture and advertising. This book presents 100 of Miller’s finest works in a single volume. Introduced to photography at an early age, Lee Miller honed her craft in Paris, where she associated with the Surrealists and avant-garde artists including Jean Cocteau and Picasso. Together with Man Ray she accidentally discovered the distinctive technique of solarization to create mesmerizing halo effects. After establishing her own photographic studio in New York, where she became a prominent commercial photographer, she then moved to the Middle East and Europe before becoming the official war photographer for Vogue, a period during which she took many of her most iconic photographs. This evocative book collects Lee Miller’s most famous documentary, fashion, and war works, as well as photographs of Miller, all carefully compiled by her son the photographer Antony Penrose, with a foreword by actress Kate Winslet, who will star as Miller in the film Lee.
'Tells a unique story of the second world war' - Guardian
'Looking at these photographs together, one is clear that not many artists of her generation saw with more piercing or perceptive eyes than Lee Miller … one of the most remarkable artists of the 20th century … this book, in the flick of a hundred pages, conveys the breadth, quality and consistent complexity of this extraordinary woman behind the Rolleiflex lens' - World of Interiors
'Looking at these photographs together, one is clear that not many artists of her generation saw with more piercing or perceptive eyes than Lee Miller … one of the most remarkable artists of the 20th century … this book, in the flick of a hundred pages, conveys the breadth, quality and consistent complexity of this extraordinary woman behind the Rolleiflex lens' - World of Interiors
Antony Penrose is a British photographer. The son of Sir Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, Penrose is director of the Lee Miller Archive and Penrose Collection at his parents’ former home, Farley Farm House. His biography The Lives of Lee Miller is published by Thames & Hudson. Kate Winslet is an Academy Award-winning actress, who will play the lead role in the film about Lee Miller’s life due for release in 2023.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500025925 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500025924 |
| Title | Lee Miller: Photographs |
| Author | Antony Penrose |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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