![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It took me back to the days when photography was as much about developing a picture as taking it. Told in interweaving timelines of 1930s Paris and war-torn Europe during WWII, this richly detailed, sensuous, and captivating debut by Whitney Scharer brings Lee Miller- a brilliant and pioneering artist in her own right-out of the shadows of a man's legacy and into the light.Īs an amateur photographer and someone who loves photography as art, I was thrilled to get an advance copy of this book about Lee Miller and Man Ray. But as Lee begins to assert herself, and moves from being a muse to an artist, Man's jealousy spirals out of control, and soon their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both. Their romance unfolds against the backdrop of bohemian Paris, with nights spent at smoky cabarets, opium dens, and Surrealist parties, and days spent working together to discover radical new photography techniques. Man is an egotistical, charismatic force, and soon their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined. ![]() She catches the eye of renowned artist Man Ray, and though he wants to use her only as a model, Lee convinces him to teach her photography as well. Gorgeous and talented, Lee has left behind a successful modeling career to pursue her dream of being an artist. "I'd rather take a picture than be one," says Lee Miller, after she arrives in Paris in 1929. A sweeping debut set in Paris in the 1930's about the love story between Vogue model turned photographer Lee Miller and the artist Man Ray. ![]()
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