Lee Miller

Photographer, Visual Artist

1907 – 1977

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Who was Lee Miller?

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose was an American photographer. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1907, she was a successful fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, where she became an established fashion and fine art photographer. During the Second World War, she became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau.

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Born
Apr 23, 1907
Poughkeepsie
Also known as
  • Elizabeth Miller, Lady Penrose
  • Elizabeth Miller
  • Elizabeth Lee Miller
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Poughkeepsie
Died
Jul 21, 1977
Chiddingly

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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