""It's a very personal album with personal choices. Many images would not have been published at the time despite [Miller's] desire to see them shown.""
""This is the story of my favorite photographer Lee Miller, outlining her journey following the American army from Normandy to Berlin alongside the end of the war.""
""Miller applied the Surrealist eye she'd honed alongside lovers like Man Ray and Roland Penrose to her war photography, transforming journalism into a bona fide art.""
The scrapbook, assembled by Roland Haupt between 1943 and 1949, contains personal choices of images that were not published at the time. It reflects the journey of Lee Miller as a war correspondent during World War II, showcasing her unique perspective. The collection includes a mix of war photography and fashion, highlighting Miller's artistic transformation of journalism. The Bodleian Library now preserves this significant artifact, which offers insights into the lives and work of both photographers during a tumultuous period.
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