Lee Miller Artist

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose (April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977), was an American photographer. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1907, she was a successful fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, where she became an established fashion and fine art photographer. During the Second World War, she became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Miller Elizabeth
Birth dateApril 23, 1907
Birth place
Poughkeepsie New York , New York
Date of deathJuly 21, 1977
Place of death
Sussex , Chiddingly

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