Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line
John Howes has suggested that you might want to view this documentary on the BBC iPlayer here https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000hy2p/lee-miller-a-life-on-the-front-line – available for the next few weeks:
When Lee Miller returned to New York from Europe in October 1932, newspaper reporters were waiting to greet her as her ship docked. Disembarking in a smart beret and fur-collared coat, she smiled for the journalist from the New York World-Telegram. When he referred to her as ‘one of the most photographed girls in Manhattan’, she retorted, ‘I’d rather take a picture than be one.’
Lee Miller is one of the most remarkable female icons of the 20th century. A model turned photographer turned war reporter, Miller chose to live her life by her own rules.
This film celebrates a subject who defied anyone who tried to pin her down, put her on a pedestal or pigeonhole her in any way. It tells the story of a trailblazer, often at odds with the morality of the day, who refused to be subjugated by the dominant male figures around her.
Mike (Harris)
We may want to leave it until we have all been vaccinated, but a trip to the Lee Miller archive at Farley Farm, Chiddingly, is a wonderful experience.
I organised a CCC trip when I was Prog Sec. 2003/ 4 I think.
Yep recorded and watched Saturday’s programme. Oh, and have 2 of her prints.
Regards, Glyn
Richard, thanks for this post and thanks to John for the recommendation. It was a fascinating documentary. I really enjoyed it.