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Guys - I went to a lecture tonite at the local Arts Centre on Lee Miller, given by her son Anthony Penrose, and just got back.
For those that are unfamiliar, she was a Vogue model at 20, international playgirl mixing with the likes of Picasso and Man Ray, who then turned to the other side of a Rolleiflex and took some of the most outstanding B+W photographs of the war.
As an accredited war correspondent she had access to all areas and was at Hitler's Bergengarden (sp?) before the army could officially catch up. The building was still in flames and she was braving the most risks. She took photos of the GI's at rest and war, and some of the most thought provoking images of the casualties from war. She was right there when the camps were liberated and was a woman of her time.
Post war she never settled, became an alcoholic, and later died from cancer in 1977. Her son later discovered in excess of 60,000 images and plates, some still spattered with the mud of France, hidden in the roof of her house. His publications of her work should be seen by all.
If you don't know anything about her, check her work out.
I'm posting following a very moving experience seeing some outstanding photography. In a way, my little tribute to a great photographer.
For those that are unfamiliar, she was a Vogue model at 20, international playgirl mixing with the likes of Picasso and Man Ray, who then turned to the other side of a Rolleiflex and took some of the most outstanding B+W photographs of the war.
As an accredited war correspondent she had access to all areas and was at Hitler's Bergengarden (sp?) before the army could officially catch up. The building was still in flames and she was braving the most risks. She took photos of the GI's at rest and war, and some of the most thought provoking images of the casualties from war. She was right there when the camps were liberated and was a woman of her time.
Post war she never settled, became an alcoholic, and later died from cancer in 1977. Her son later discovered in excess of 60,000 images and plates, some still spattered with the mud of France, hidden in the roof of her house. His publications of her work should be seen by all.
If you don't know anything about her, check her work out.
I'm posting following a very moving experience seeing some outstanding photography. In a way, my little tribute to a great photographer.
BryanC said:
Guys - I went to a lecture tonite at the local Arts Centre on Lee Miller, given by her son Anthony Penrose, and just got back.
For those that are unfamiliar, she was a Vogue model at 20, international playgirl mixing with the likes of Picasso and Man Ray, who then turned to the other side of a Rolleiflex and took some of the most outstanding B+W photographs of the war.
As an accredited war correspondent she had access to all areas and was at Hitler's Bergengarden (sp?) before the army could officially catch up. The building was still in flames and she was braving the most risks. She took photos of the GI's at rest and war, and some of the most thought provoking images of the casualties from war. She was right there when the camps were liberated and was a woman of her time.
Post war she never settled, became an alcoholic, and later died from cancer in 1977. Her son later discovered in excess of 60,000 images and plates, some still spattered with the mud of France, hidden in the roof of her house. His publications of her work should be seen by all.
If you don't know anything about her, check her work out.
I'm posting following a very moving experience seeing some outstanding photography. In a way, my little tribute to a great photographer.
I reckon she was hands down a better photographer than Man Ray. He always struck me as a bit of a hanger on/wide boy. For those that are unfamiliar, she was a Vogue model at 20, international playgirl mixing with the likes of Picasso and Man Ray, who then turned to the other side of a Rolleiflex and took some of the most outstanding B+W photographs of the war.
As an accredited war correspondent she had access to all areas and was at Hitler's Bergengarden (sp?) before the army could officially catch up. The building was still in flames and she was braving the most risks. She took photos of the GI's at rest and war, and some of the most thought provoking images of the casualties from war. She was right there when the camps were liberated and was a woman of her time.
Post war she never settled, became an alcoholic, and later died from cancer in 1977. Her son later discovered in excess of 60,000 images and plates, some still spattered with the mud of France, hidden in the roof of her house. His publications of her work should be seen by all.
If you don't know anything about her, check her work out.
I'm posting following a very moving experience seeing some outstanding photography. In a way, my little tribute to a great photographer.
The UK art scene owes huge a debt to Anthony's father Harold who, almost single-handedly, introduced artists like Picasso and the Surrealists to the British public. Up until that point British art was pretty outdated and parochial, Penrose helped foster a truly international outlook.
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