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Lee Miller
American photographer and photojournalist (1907–1977)
For other uses, see Lee Miller (disambiguation).
Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose (April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977), was an American photographer and photojournalist.
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Miller was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, becoming a fashion and fine-art photographer there.
During World War II, she was a war correspondent for Vogue, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau.[1] Her reputation as an artist in her own right is due mostly to her son's discovery and promotion of her work as a fashion and war photographer.[2]
Early life and education
Miller was born on April 23, 1907, in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Her parents were Theodore and Florence Miller (née MacDonald). Her father was of German descent, and her mother was of Scottish and Irish descent. She had a younger broth