Self Portrait with headband, New York Studio, USA
About this artwork
Returning from Paris in 1932, Miller established her own photographic studio in New York and became a skilled fashion photographer. This elegant image features Miller as the model in a closely cropped shot of her profile. The composition is balanced, with the curls of her hair echoed in the ruffled trimming of her gown and her pastel complexion contrasting the velvety blackness of the material. It is one of a series of photographs taken during the photo shoot which show Miller seated gracefully on an upholstered armchair. A slightly larger composition, which is regarded as the most accomplished of Miller’s fashion pictures, was published in American Vogue on 1 March 1933.
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artist:Lee Miller (1907 - 1977) American
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title:Self Portrait with headband, New York Studio, USA
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date created:1932
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materials:Black and white photograph (vintage print)
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measurements:25.20 x 20.40 cm
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credit line:Purchased 2007
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accession number:GMA 4833
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Lee Miller
Lee Miller
Miller had a most remarkable career and life. She was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and worked as a model for Condé Nast, learning photography first through being a subject for the most important fashion photographers of her day. In 1929 she visited Paris for the second time and became the...