![]() ![]() Awestruck, I blurted out: “Are you Lee Miller?”, and she said: “Yes, and who are you?”. Having arrived late, I sat down all flustered when I realized I was sitting next to Lee Miller herself! She didn’t look like the young Lee we know from the Vogue portraits, but I recognized her profile right away. A few years later, I went to a talk in Paris on Lee Miller’s lover and collaborator Man Ray. How did your fascination with Lee Miller start?Ĭarolyn: I was working on a biography of the English poet Mina Loy when I saw a striking portrait of her, taken by Lee Miller. Through your words, I got to intimately know a woman so brave and vibrant, so full of life. Marlies: I’ve always admired Lee Miller as an artist and an icon, but I didn’t love her until I read your truly remarkable biography ‘Lee Miller: A Life’. ![]() “Writing her story, my heart broke several times.” Yet Lee Miller’s stunning beauty has made it difficult to evaluate her work in its own right, according to biographer Carolyn Burke, who made it her mission to reveal the woman behind the legend. ![]() She was a model and photographer, muse and reporter, sexual adventurer and domestic goddess. ![]()
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