{"product_id":"lee-millers-war-9780091770303","title":"Lee Miller's War","description":"\u003cp\u003eLee Millers work for Vogue from 1941 to 1945 sets her apart as a photographer and writer of extraordinary ability. She has joined the ranks of those rare war correspondents and photographers whose vision goes far beyond mere reportage and commands the attention of generations. The quality of her photography from the period has long been recognized as outstanding. Now  for the first time  its full range is shown  accompanied by her brilliant text. Lee Miller was born in Poughkeepsie  New York  in 1907. \"Discovered\" by Conde Nast in 1927 as the beauty of her generation  she went on to be a fashion model  the protegee and lover of Man Ray  a central character in the circle of Surrealists  and a renowned and innovative photographer in her own right for Vogue. When war broke out  Miller was enjoying what appeared to be a charmed life in Britain  but bored with mundane assignments and utterly frustrated that the biggest story of her life was taking place without her  she managed to secure accreditation to the U.S. Armed Forces as a war correspondent. From that point  Vogues coverage took on a quality more usually associated with the best news magazines. Dressed in olive drab  winning the affection of soldiers of all ranks  armed with a battered Baby Hermes typewriter  basic camera equipment  and an iron will  she went straight to the heart of the grim business of war. She found it agony to commit events to paper  but her voracious appetite to be a witness of military action and human reaction led to an enormous output of words. Her writing manages to combine immediacy with acute observation  and deep personal involvement with professional detachment. Complementing this naturally talented writing are one hundred and eighty remarkable photographs from the Lee Miller Archives  many previously unpublished. With their own quality of surrealist irony  which verges at times on the horrific and at other times on the hilarious  they show war-ravaged cities  buildings  and l\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930165608501,"sku":"ByrdShop_0091770300","price":855.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780091770303.jpg?v=1794206841","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lee-millers-war-9780091770303","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}