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The Lives of Lee Miller
Antony Penrose
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Description for The Lives of Lee Miller
Paperback. Lee Miller's career encompassed several different careers: she was a successful model, then a leading Surrealist photographer; and then a war correspondent during World War II. Compiled by her son, this book offers a record of Miller's life and work. Num Pages: 216 pages, 171 illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Lee Miller: 1927: New York: A classically beautiful young woman, she is discovered by Conde Nast, hits the cover of Vogue and is immortalized by Steichen, Hoyningen-Huene, Horst and other famous photographers. Lee Miller: 1929: Paris: Protege and lover of Man Ray, she invents with him the solarization technique of photography, develops into a brilliant Surrealist photographer, and plays the statue in Cocteau's film Blood of a Poet. Lee Miller: 1939-45: Europe: Living at times with her future husband, the painter Roland Penrose, she becomes a US war correspondent ... Read more
Lee Miller: 1927: New York: A classically beautiful young woman, she is discovered by Conde Nast, hits the cover of Vogue and is immortalized by Steichen, Hoyningen-Huene, Horst and other famous photographers. Lee Miller: 1929: Paris: Protege and lover of Man Ray, she invents with him the solarization technique of photography, develops into a brilliant Surrealist photographer, and plays the statue in Cocteau's film Blood of a Poet. Lee Miller: 1939-45: Europe: Living at times with her future husband, the painter Roland Penrose, she becomes a US war correspondent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Weight
1101g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500275092
SKU
V9780500275092
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Ref
99-21
About Antony Penrose
Antony Penrose is a British photographer. The son of Sir Roland Penrose and Lee Miller, he is director of the Lee Miller Archive and Penrose Collection at his parents' former home, Farley Farm House. He has published a number of books including two collections of his mother's photography, Lee Miller's War and The Lives of Lee Miller, and some children's ... Read more
Reviews for The Lives of Lee Miller
'A marvellously balanced narrative ' - New Yorker 'Eminently readable and thoroughly enjoyable' - British Journal of Photography 'A fascinating revelation of an adventurous and protean spirit' - Sunday Times