Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Lee Miller
From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Lee Miller made an impact.
Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose, was an American photographer and photojournalist renowned for her contributions to both fashion and fine art photography. Initially a successful fashion model in 1920s New York City, she moved to Paris and transitioned to working behind the camera. Miller established herself as a skilled photographer, capturing images that reflected the styles and artistic movements of her time.
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March 15, 1927: Vogue Cover Appearance
On March 15, 1927, Lee Miller's modeling career took off when she appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine. She was featured in a drawing by George Lepape, wearing a blue hat and pearls.
1929: Apprenticeship with Man Ray
In 1929, Lee Miller traveled to Paris and became an apprentice, model, collaborator, lover and muse to the surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray.
1929: Fashion Designer Work
In 1929, Lee Miller was hired by a fashion designer to create drawings of fashion details in Renaissance paintings. However, she grew tired of this work and found photography to be more efficient.
1930: Solarisation Technique
Around 1930, Lee Miller and Man Ray rediscovered the photographic technique of solarisation. Man Ray created a solarised portrait of Miller in Paris.
1930: Appearance in "The Blood of a Poet"
In 1930, Jean Cocteau, mesmerized by Lee Miller's beauty, transformed her into a plaster cast of a classical statue for his film, The Blood of a Poet.
March 1932: Photography Exhibition Review
In March 1932, Katherine Grant Sterne wrote a review in Parnassus, noting that Lee Miller "has retained more of her American character in the Paris milieu. The very beautiful Bird Cages at Brooklyn; the study of a pink-nailed hand embedded in curly blond hair which is included in both the Brooklyn and the Julien Levy show; and the brilliant print of a white statue against a black drop, illuminating it rather than distort it."
1932: Opening of the Lee Miller Studio
In 1932, after leaving Man Ray, Lee Miller returned to New York City and opened the Lee Miller Studio, a portrait and commercial photography studio.
1933: Solarisation Portraits
In 1933, Lee Miller created solarisation portraits of her friend Dorothy Hill, and silent film star Lilian Harvey.
1933: Solo Exhibition
In 1933, Lee Miller received her only solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery.
1934: Four Saints in Three Acts
In 1934, Lee Miller did photography of the African-American cast of the Virgil Thomson–Gertrude Stein opera Four Saints in Three Acts.
1938: Roumania Photo Displayed
In 1938, Lee Miller's photograph "Roumania" was displayed at the Zwemmer Gallery's 1940 exhibition, Surrealism To-Day.
1938: Inspiration for Magritte Painting
In 1938, Lee Miller's photograph of the desert near Siwa inspired Magritte's painting Le Baiser.
1940: Surrealism To-Day exhibition
In 1940, four of Lee Miller's photographs were displayed at the Zwemmer Gallery's Surrealism To-Day exhibition.
December 1942: War Correspondent for Condé Nast
In December 1942, Lee Miller became accredited with the U.S. Army as a war correspondent for Condé Nast Publications, after the British Army would not let her accompany them.
1944: Reporting on Saint-Malo
In 1944, Lee Miller was tasked with reporting on Saint-Malo. She stayed on the front lines for five days, photographing the Battle of Saint-Malo, including the first recorded use of napalm, resulting in her temporary house arrest.
April 30, 1945: Photograph in Hitler's Bathtub
On April 30, 1945, Lee Miller was photographed by David E. Scherman in Adolf Hitler's private apartment in Munich, sitting in the bathtub, after visiting the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau. Hitler committed suicide on the same day.
November 1946: Assignment for British Vogue
In November 1946, Lee Miller was commissioned by British Vogue to photograph places and people in Dublin connected to James Joyce for an article.
May 1947: American Vogue Article
In May 1947, American Vogue published Lee Miller's photographs of Dublin connected to James Joyce.
1950: British Vogue Article
In 1950, British Vogue published Lee Miller's photographs of Dublin connected to James Joyce.
1955: The Family of Man Exhibition
In 1955, Lee Miller was included in The Family of Man exhibition curated by Edward Steichen, director of the MoMA Department of Photography.
October 1969: New York Times Interview
In October 1969, Lee Miller was asked in an interview with a New York Times reporter what drew her to photography. Her response was that it was "a matter of getting out on a damn limb and sawing it off behind you."
2007: Release of interactive CD and DVD about Miller's war photography
In 2007, "Traces of Lee Miller: Echoes from St. Malo," an interactive CD and DVD exploring Miller's war photography in St. Malo, was released with support from Hand Productions and Sussex University.
2015: Exhibition of Miller's photographs at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
In 2015, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery hosted an exhibition of Lee Miller's photographs titled "Lee Miller and Picasso," focusing on the relationship between Lee Miller, Roland Penrose, and Pablo Picasso.
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