The Lives of Lee Miller
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Collected in this compelling volume are the many lives of Lee Miller， intimately recorded by her son， Antony Penrose， whose years of work on her photographic archives have unearthed a rich selection of her finest work， including portraits of her friends Pablo Picasso， Georges Braque， Max Ernst， Paul Eluard， and Joan Miró。
Starting in 1927 in New York， this volume chronicles Lee Miller as she is discovered as a model by Condé Nast， hits the cover of Vogue， and is immortalized by Edward Steichen， George Hoyningen-Huene， Horst P。 Horst， and other acclaimed photographers。 From there， readers follow Miller to Paris where she， along with Man Ray， invented the solarization technique of photography， and where she developed into a brilliant Surrealist photographer。 Finally， this account covers the later chapters of her life， when she became a war correspondent during World WarII， traveling with the Allied armies to cover the siege of Saint-Malo and the liberation of Paris， which lead to her photographs of the Dachau concentration camp that shocked the world。
A highly readable biography of a uniquely talented artist， The Lives of Lee Miller is now published in compact paperback。
Starting in 1927 in New York， this volume chronicles Lee Miller as she is discovered as a model by Condé Nast， hits the cover of Vogue， and is immortalized by Edward Steichen， George Hoyningen-Huene， Horst P。 Horst， and other acclaimed photographers。 From there， readers follow Miller to Paris where she， along with Man Ray， invented the solarization technique of photography， and where she developed into a brilliant Surrealist photographer。 Finally， this account covers the later chapters of her life， when she became a war correspondent during World WarII， traveling with the Allied armies to cover the siege of Saint-Malo and the liberation of Paris， which lead to her photographs of the Dachau concentration camp that shocked the world。
A highly readable biography of a uniquely talented artist， The Lives of Lee Miller is now published in compact paperback。
Reviews
Cheryl
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Stunning photographs paired with a fascinating narrative by Lee Miller’s son。 This was a great book to follow up with after a visit to an exhibit on Lee Miller at the Dali Museum！
Teija Hautera
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Lee Millerin elämänkerran on kirjoittanut intiimiin sävyyn hänen oma poikansa Antony Penrose。 Äidin ja pojan suhde oli ristiriitainen ja etäinen， välillä vihamielinenkin。 Leen kuoleman jälkeen Penrose löysi äitinsä unohdetun arkiston ja vaikuttavan elämäntyön kätkettynä ullakolta。 Valokuvien ja käsikirjoitusten kautta avautui uusi näkökulma äidistä， jota hän oli siihen asti pitänyt lähinnä hyödyttömänä juoppona。Kirjan nimi viittaa Lee Millerin moniin eri rooleihin。 Hän oli vuorollaan maailmankuu Lee Millerin elämänkerran on kirjoittanut intiimiin sävyyn hänen oma poikansa Antony Penrose。 Äidin ja pojan suhde oli ristiriitainen ja etäinen， välillä vihamielinenkin。 Leen kuoleman jälkeen Penrose löysi äitinsä unohdetun arkiston ja vaikuttavan elämäntyön kätkettynä ullakolta。 Valokuvien ja käsikirjoitusten kautta avautui uusi näkökulma äidistä， jota hän oli siihen asti pitänyt lähinnä hyödyttömänä juoppona。Kirjan nimi viittaa Lee Millerin moniin eri rooleihin。 Hän oli vuorollaan maailmankuulu valokuvamalli， poikkeuksellisen lahjakas valokuvaaja， sotakirjeenvaihtaja， journalisti， klassisen musiikin harrastaja， taidokas kokki ja gastronomi sekä maailmanmatkaaja。 Kaikissa eri maailmoissaan hän liikkui vapaudella。 Kaikissa rooleissaan hän oli oma rohkea itsensä。 Lee Miller oli paradoksi。 Ärhäkkä， mutta ylitsevuotavan lämmin。 Lahjakas， mutta monessa suhteessa kyvytön。 Lee ratsasti temperamentillaan kuin lohikäärmeellä läpi elämän。Pariisin vuosien aikana Lee ystävystyi Picasson， Braquen， Ernstin， Eluardin ja Mirón kanssa。 Surrealistisen valokuvauksen saloihin hän tutustui Man Rayn suojattina ja rakastajattarena。 Kirja sisältää paljon Leen valokuvia。 Leen teos ”Portrait of Space” inspiroi Rene Magritten maalaamaan ”La Baiserin”。 Kirjan mielenkiintoisin luku kuvaa sotavuosia 1944-1945， jolloin Lee dokumentoi toista maailmansotaa sotakirjeenvaihtajana。 Lee oli mukana vapauttamassa Buchenwaldin ja Dachaun keskitysleirejä ja valokuvasi Voguelle niiden kauheudet。 ”I implore you to believe this is true”。 Yhden tällaisen päivän päätteeksi Lee sekä Life-lehden valokuvaaja David E。 Scherman yöpyivät Hitlerin asunnossa Münchenissa。 Tästä on jäänyt muistoksi kuuluisa valokuva， jossa Lee kylpee Führerin kylpyammeessa。 Keskitysleirin mudassa uineet maihinnousukengät on parkkeerattu kylpymatolle。 “I washed the dirt of Dachau off in his tub。” Lee ikuisti myös tuhatvuotisen valtakunnan hautajaisrovion， Hitlerin alppimajan Eagle´s Nestin liekeissä。 Matkamuistoksi hän otti Hitlerin ison A。H hakaristillä koristellun hopeisen vadin。 Lee käytti sitä drinkkitarjottimena Lontoon kodissaan。 Sodan jälkeen Lee tuli äidiksi ja vetäytyi farmilleen Englannin maaseudulle。 Hän valitti lääkärilleen arjen rutiinien masentavan häntä。 ”We cannot keep the world permanently at war just to provide you with excitement” tämä totesi。 Lee alkoholisoitui ja hänen mielenterveytensä järkkyi。 Kirjan loppupuolella Antony Penrose kuvaa värikästä lapsuuttaan。 Kuuluisat taiteilijat viettivät aikaansa Leen luona。 Farley Farm oli name droppareiden paratiisi。 Antonysta tuli erityisen läheinen Picasson kanssa。Lopulta ruoka pelasti Leen loppuelämän。 Ruoanlaitto lohdutti häntä。 Hän kävi arvostetun Cordon Bleu-kokkikoulun ja keräsi tuhansien keittokirjojen kokoelman。 Valokuvaamisen Lee lopetti kokonaan。 Sotavuosien kokemuksista hän ei koskaan suostunut puhumaan。 。。。more
Huw Thomas
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Amazing woman， gorgeous pictures， impossible to live with but a magnificent story told with insight and tenderness。
Bernard O'Leary
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The writing is a little flat but the subject is one of a kind。
Chiara171
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Bellissima biografia di una fotografa incredibile， donna affascinante e dalle mille vite。Modella negli anni '20， fotografa negli anni '30， inviata di guerra negli anni '40， sempre intensamente protagonista， amica di Picasso， Eluard e Cocteau， moglie di un uomo d'affari egiziano prima e di un collezionista d'arte inglese poi， amante e musa di Man Ray， instancabile e incostante， vitale， arguta， irrequieta， traumatizzata dalla guerra， prima testimone donna degli orrori di Buchenwald e Dachau， affli Bellissima biografia di una fotografa incredibile， donna affascinante e dalle mille vite。Modella negli anni '20， fotografa negli anni '30， inviata di guerra negli anni '40， sempre intensamente protagonista， amica di Picasso， Eluard e Cocteau， moglie di un uomo d'affari egiziano prima e di un collezionista d'arte inglese poi， amante e musa di Man Ray， instancabile e incostante， vitale， arguta， irrequieta， traumatizzata dalla guerra， prima testimone donna degli orrori di Buchenwald e Dachau， afflitta da inquietudini forti ed improvvise ed altrettanti scatti vitali， coraggiosa e brillante。Una donna intensa， a volte troppo， ed un libro che la rappresenta perfettamente。 。。。more
Annie Garvey
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From p。 188， "There is nothing wrong with you， and we cannot keep the world permanently at war just to provide you with excitement。" Carl H。 Goldman。 Miller reminded me of the main character in the movie "Plenty。" From p。 188， "There is nothing wrong with you， and we cannot keep the world permanently at war just to provide you with excitement。" Carl H。 Goldman。 Miller reminded me of the main character in the movie "Plenty。" 。。。more
Lisa Daleiden-brugman
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While the writing style is lack-luster， the lives of Lee Miller are fascinating。 A woman who kept reinventing herself and continued to be a creative person throughout her life， Lee lived big。 I wish there had been more of her photographs。 And maybe a recipe or two from her gourmet chef years。
Ada
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I had had this book quite a while， but had restricted myself to casually flicking through the photographs and hadn't read too much about the woman who made them。 How glad I am I finally bothered to read the book。 Lee Miller was larger than life: a model， a lover， a surrealist， photographer， a muse ， a mother and a gracious hostess and an exceptional cook。 She is not so much a role-model， as a source of inspiration。 She managed to have numerous love-affairs and yet remain friends with her lovers， I had had this book quite a while， but had restricted myself to casually flicking through the photographs and hadn't read too much about the woman who made them。 How glad I am I finally bothered to read the book。 Lee Miller was larger than life: a model， a lover， a surrealist， photographer， a muse ， a mother and a gracious hostess and an exceptional cook。 She is not so much a role-model， as a source of inspiration。 She managed to have numerous love-affairs and yet remain friends with her lovers， and take photographs of fashion shows for the Vogue and of Dachau for the American Press。 She was nothing if not full of contradiction: achieving so much despite her constant fits of depression。 Anthony Penrose， the author of this biography， is Lee Miller's son。 I think his work， full of Lee Miller's photographs and anecdotes of her extravagant parties， is a solid and enjoyable introduction to his mother's life。 。。。more
Nicole
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Brilliant
Ruthie
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Undoubtedly one of the most interesting people of the 20th Century。 Her comparative obscurity might be down to an all-pervading sexist assumption that women don't do anything interesting themselves， they just have 'interesting friends' - in this case Picasso， Ernst， Miro， Man Ray etc。 But with Lee Miller it might equally be down to a self-destruct button that led her to respond in her 60s "Oh， I did take a few pictures - but that was a long time ago。" TAKE A FEW PICTURES？！？For those who aren't f Undoubtedly one of the most interesting people of the 20th Century。 Her comparative obscurity might be down to an all-pervading sexist assumption that women don't do anything interesting themselves， they just have 'interesting friends' - in this case Picasso， Ernst， Miro， Man Ray etc。 But with Lee Miller it might equally be down to a self-destruct button that led her to respond in her 60s "Oh， I did take a few pictures - but that was a long time ago。" TAKE A FEW PICTURES？！？For those who aren't familiar with Miller: she was a luminously beautiful young woman who became a model for Vogue in the 1920s after a chance encounter with Conde Nast on a New York pavement。 She quickly became more interested in working the other side of the camera， took herself off to Paris to learn from Man Ray， the leading surrealist photographer。 I recently saw an exhibition of her work in Vienna and she rightly became a member of the surrealist movement on her own terms。She spent the 1930s in Egypt， Paris and Europe and was in London for the Blitz and most of the war， all the while taking powerful photos。 She then became the accredited War Correspondent for Vogue - a mindbending concept - covering the siege of St Malo and the liberation of Paris。 Onwards into Germany where she entered Dachau with US troops and took powerful photos which shocked the world。 She also proved to be a brilliant journalist， writing with a vivid， immediate voice。 By the way， the unsettling picture of Miller in Hitler's bath is a set-up - there is a parallel photo she took of David Sherman （in the Vienna exhibition）。 Miller then travelled Eastern Europe as the Russians were increasingly in control。Her life thereafter seems to have gone into decline。 As one friend said to her "we can't keep a World War going， just so you can have some excitement。" A 50/day smoking habit and life of hard-drinking probably didn't help。 This book is written by her son and has lots of beautifully produced photographs。 It's good on the pathos of the end of her life and the son is candid about their difficult relationship。 It's clear that there was some form of mental instability throughout her life。 Bi-polar seems a possibility。But the book barely touches on the origins of this extraordinary woman and what made her what she was。 What was the impact of being raped at the age of 7？ Of needing your mother to douche you with mercury for a year to treat the resulting gonorrhea？ And I suppose it's hard to write about your own mother's odd relationship with your grandfather: a man who photographed Lee nude， in the snow， a few weeks after the childhood rape。 Who continued to photograph her nude alone， or with her friends， as she grew into her teens and twenties。 Something made her sufficiently disconnected that she could see a severed breast in a hospital after a mastectomy， pick it up and carry it home， put it on a plate and take a surreal photograph （in the exhibition， not in the book）。 Perhaps a different biographer would feel able to tackle these areas - I need to track down a full biography。Nevertheless， a beautiful book of wonderful photos and an interesting read。 。。。more
Deborah Pickstone
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Written by her son and illustrated from her own oeuvre and friends' this was a fascinating read about one of my much admired artists。 Interestingly， Penrose sees his mother's life as a series of lives with different foci， although the photography remained a constant until late life。A fascinating and breathtakingly beautiful woman with hidden troubles and huge talent！ Written by her son and illustrated from her own oeuvre and friends' this was a fascinating read about one of my much admired artists。 Interestingly， Penrose sees his mother's life as a series of lives with different foci， although the photography remained a constant until late life。A fascinating and breathtakingly beautiful woman with hidden troubles and huge talent！ 。。。more
k
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Fascinating woman; great photos; unfortunately neither she nor apparently any of her familiars （including the author， her son） were particularly great with words。 Oh well！
Jem Wilton
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She was a toughy
Inke Meier
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Eine beeindruckende Biographie
Rmorgan1
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an amazing life（s） Lee Miller had， long before she was Man Ray's muse。。。a fascinating journey。。I would recommend to anyone who believes in love and intrinsic nature of art-- an amazing life（s） Lee Miller had， long before she was Man Ray's muse。。。a fascinating journey。。I would recommend to anyone who believes in love and intrinsic nature of art-- 。。。more
Iniville
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Her life was messy and dramatic。 Her son does a creditable job of getting the details right。 It must have been painful for him。 Dear old mom was no angel。
Linda Robinson
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I wanted to see more of Lee Miller's photography and her son's book has 171 duotone illustrations。 The text reflects the journey the author took to discover his mother: the two did not have a close relationship and the prose reads like a stranger writing about this extraordinary woman。 Antony Penrose refers to himself in the third person in later chapters， adding to the chill。 The peculiar title was suggested by David Scherman who shared many of Lee Miller's photographic adventures。 Scherman's o I wanted to see more of Lee Miller's photography and her son's book has 171 duotone illustrations。 The text reflects the journey the author took to discover his mother: the two did not have a close relationship and the prose reads like a stranger writing about this extraordinary woman。 Antony Penrose refers to himself in the third person in later chapters， adding to the chill。 The peculiar title was suggested by David Scherman who shared many of Lee Miller's photographic adventures。 Scherman's obituary in the NY Times said he was "one of the first photographers to enter Munich， where he discovered Hitler's hideaway before the Allied forces did。" Lee Miller was taking pictures that day， too， an elbow's distance from Scherman。 。。。more
Michael Springer
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Simply an amazing life told by her son Antony Penrose。
christina
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This book made a huge impression on me at about age 22。 I remember being on a road trip in New York State and not being able to stop reading this， and Elizabeth giving me grief for not taking in the scenery properly。 Dan reminded me of it with his talk of Lenora Carrington。
Heather D-n
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I'm obsessed with this woman。。。 her son wrote this。 I'm obsessed with this woman。。。 her son wrote this。 。。。more
Tosh
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Lee Miller is a fascinating person。 She was not only Man Ray's muse， but also helped him with is work， or even add important elements to his work - and during the war was an amazing photographer。 She drank with the best， and had a bath in Hitler's bathtub after the fall of Berlin。 What a bebe！ A book put together by her son， and one that has been n and out of print like forever。 Great classic book。 Lee Miller is a fascinating person。 She was not only Man Ray's muse， but also helped him with is work， or even add important elements to his work - and during the war was an amazing photographer。 She drank with the best， and had a bath in Hitler's bathtub after the fall of Berlin。 What a bebe！ A book put together by her son， and one that has been n and out of print like forever。 Great classic book。 。。。more
Jenny
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This book is a biography of the fascinating life of the American， Lee Miller。 The title tells all， as we discover the twists in Miller's life which led her from being a model for Vogue magazine，to being a muse to the likes of Man Ray and Picasso， photographer in her own right and finally the first female war correspondant。The book is filled with artwork and art-photography， as well as personal mementoes belonging to Miller's family and friends。 Personally， it appealed to all of my interests; the This book is a biography of the fascinating life of the American， Lee Miller。 The title tells all， as we discover the twists in Miller's life which led her from being a model for Vogue magazine，to being a muse to the likes of Man Ray and Picasso， photographer in her own right and finally the first female war correspondant。The book is filled with artwork and art-photography， as well as personal mementoes belonging to Miller's family and friends。 Personally， it appealed to all of my interests; the fashion of 1920s Vogue， the innovation of the new Surrealist movement， right through to the frontline journalism of the Second World War。Lee Miller risked her life on the front-line（a sort of Kate Adie， but with style， elegance and class！）。 She was the first to report back to Britain on the atrocities of the Holocaust and took some of the most iconic war pictures of our time。 Shockingly， these facts were unbeknowst to me and I am sure if you read this book you will end up， like me， completely in awe of this woman！Truly an original， she was and still is inspirational。 。。。more
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