In a special two-part series and to coincide with the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain, Hugo and Cambridge explore the extraordinary life of Lee Miller – model, muse, surrealist pioneer, Vogue photographer, war correspondent, and a woman whose story is as remarkable as it is deeply poignant.
In each episode they take a deep dive into the photographs that define her most iconic work and style.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts through https://podfollow.com/doubleexposure/
Lee Miller Part 1: model, muse and surrealist photographer
In the first episode, Cambridge and Hugo trace Lee’s early life, her artistic awakening in Paris, her transformative partnership with artist Man Ray, and the unexpected turns that shaped her creative path.
Release date: 25 November 2025
Lee Miller Part 2: war photography, Hitler’s bath and rediscovery (Part 2)
In the second episode, Cambridge and Hugo explore her groundbreaking – and harrowing – work as a WWII war correspondent, including documenting the horrors of Dachau concentration camp, portraits of Nazi family suicides and the story behind the infamous “Hitler’s bath” photograph. Plus, abandoning the camera, the discovery of her incredible photographic archive and her legacy as one of the 20th century’s most important photographers.
Release date: 2 December 2025
Our aim is to promote scholarship and the dissemination of Lee Miller & Roland Penrose’s work worldwide in a manner commensurate with the artistic and humanitarian principles of the two artists.
The Lee Miller Archives (LMA) is supported entirely on the sale of rights, photographs and the opening of Lee and Roland’s home, Farleys House & Gallery to the public.
The LMA holding includes some 60,000 negatives, mainly black and white, most of Lee’s manuscripts, captions, notes, letters and ephemeral material, her cameras, and some of her personal effects and clothes such as her US Army uniform. We hold approximately 3,000 photographs by Roland Penrose and photography by David E. Scherman, Man Ray, Antony Penrose and Andrew Lanyon.
Farleys House & Gallery Ltd. are the managing agents for the Lee Miller Archives.
All Lee Miller’s work is copyright © Lee Miller Archives, and may not be reproduced in any way, stored in a retrieval system or copied without prior consent.
Fine Archival Prints for collectors printed from the original negative where possible and a selection of prints may be viewed by appointment.
The viewing of the material at the Lee Miller Archives in East Sussex, England is limited and strictly by appointment only. Searches may be done by our Archives staff, who can also undertake research projects by arrangement.
