Lee Miller became well-known by starting out as a model. She was spotted crossing a Manhattan street by a the founder of Vogue and rose to instant fame. When she moved to Paris, she branched into photography as the assistant for Man Ray. Miller also acted as his lover and muse. To allow Man Ray to focus on his painting, she assumed many of his fashion photography jobs and therefore is uncredited for a large bulk of her work. In 1934 she married an Egyptian businessman and travelled to Cairo for three years. She retired back to Paris when she met another lover and future husband. She did not professional promote her work during this time in Cairo or afterwards but many of her works have been discovered and celebrated since then. When World War II broke out, she was in London and became a photojournalist, documenting the concentration camps in Germany.
© Lee Miller
© Lee Miller
© Lee Miller
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