"From her pioneering work in French surrealism to war photography, Lee Miller (1907-1977) is currently celebrated in an exhibition at the Tate Britain museum. The largest retrospective of the trailblazing photographer ever held in the UK, "Lee Miller" runs from October 2 to February 15, 2026. Lee Miller started modeling in the late 1920s, posing for legendary photographers such as Edward Steichen and George Huyningen-HueneImage: Martin Schutt/picture alliance/dpa"
"Born in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1907, Elizabeth "Lee" Miller showed an early interest in the arts and Europe, moving to Paris at age 18 to study lighting, costume and design at a theater school. A year later, she returned to the US, moving to New York City, where she studied theater, drawing and painting."
"In 1929, Miller returned to Paris, where she became the student, muse, lover and collaborator of the artist and photographer Man Ray. Together, they made the technique of solarization one of their aesthetic trademarks. Miller set up her own photographic studio and established herself as an artist."
Lee Miller (1907–1977) transitioned from a successful modeling career to become a pioneering photographer in French surrealism and later a notable war photographer. She moved to Paris at 18 to study lighting, costume and design, then returned to New York to study theater, drawing and painting before shifting to photography. In 1929 she collaborated and lived with Man Ray, developing solarization as an aesthetic technique and establishing her own studio. In 1934 she married Aziz Eloui Bey and moved to Cairo, producing surrealist photographs of Egyptian landscapes such as "Portrait of Space." A major retrospective at Tate Britain runs October 2–February 15, 2026.
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