Lee Miller

Lee Miller (1907–1977) was an American photographer, model, and war correspondent known for surrealist images and photographs documenting the Second World War.

Lee Miller in Hitler's bathtub: A 1945 photograph of Lee Miller sitting in Adolf Hitler's Munich bathtub, made by David E. Scherman. This staged image became an enduring emblem of Miller's reporting from defeated Germany.
Man Ray: An American modernist artist and photographer associated with Dada and Surrealism. Miller worked with him in Paris and learned photographic techniques in his studio.
New York in the 1920s: A period of rapid cultural change in New York City during the decade after the First World War. Miller entered the city's fashion and art worlds there before moving to Paris.
Fashion photography: Photography that presents clothing, accessories, and styles for editorial or commercial purposes. Miller's early work as a model led to photographic assignments for fashion magazines.
The Lee Miller Archives: A collection of Lee Miller's photographs, papers, and personal materials maintained by her family. The archive made a large body of her work available after decades of obscurity.
Buchenwald concentration camp photographs: Photographs documenting the Buchenwald concentration camp after its liberation in April 1945. Miller's images recorded the camp's victims and conditions for a wartime audience.
David E. Scherman: An American photojournalist for Life magazine who covered the Second World War. He photographed Miller in Hitler's bathtub and worked alongside her as a correspondent.
Vogue (magazine): An American fashion magazine founded in 1892 and later published internationally. Miller's modeling career began after she appeared on the cover of American Vogue in 1927.
Vogue (British magazine): The British edition of Vogue, a fashion magazine first published in 1916. Miller contributed fashion photographs and wartime reports to the magazine.
Women war correspondents: Women journalists who report from armed conflicts and military theaters. Miller's accreditation and reporting stand among the best-known cases of women's wartime journalism.

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