Arts + Legendary Lee Miller
26 November 4.00-5.00
The life of Lee Miller is the stuff of legends. Born 1907 in America, she morphed from a young artist to a top fashion model. In Paris she became a surrealist photographer also shooting fashion for American Vogue. Back in New York she had a highly successful studio but left to marry an Egyptian and become a photographer of that land. At the outbreak of WW2 she arrived in London, returning to fashion photography for Vogue and later became their war correspondent with the US Army in Europe. Her final career was as a surrealist gourmet cook in her last home, Farleys House in Sussex. Her life was filled with passion, heartbreak and high drama. Her secret in moving forward was to grab her chances with both hands. Her life and her work has been the subject of many books, TV documentaries, international exhibitions and, most recently, a major movie starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller.
Our Speaker: Antony Penrose
For the past 47 years, Antony has conserved and disseminated the work of his parents, Lee Miller and Roland Penrose. With his daughter Ami he is the co-director of The Lee Miller Archives and The Penrose Collection at Farley Farm House in Sussex and has seen his parents' work featured in major exhibitions at the V&A, National Portrait Gallery, the Imperial war Museum London, Manchester Art Gallery, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Whitworth. He has lectured at museums and universities around the world and made documentaries for television. Publications include The Lives of Lee Miller, Lee Miller's War (editor), The Angel and the Fiend, The Home of the Surrealists, Roland Penrose the Friendly Surrealist and The Boy Who Bit Picasso. The movie titled LEE starring Kate Winslet is based on his book The Lives of Lee Miller and for ten years he has been heavily involved with its production and release.
To reserve a place
This talk is now fully booked and we have created a waiting list. To add your name to the list, simply click here, send the email and we will back in touch.The fee for the talk is £8
