The UK’s largest retrospective of American photographer and photojournalist Lee Miller will be held at Tate Britain this autumn, showcasing her entire career from French surrealism to fashion and war photography.
The exhibition will feature around 250 vintage and modern prints, including never-before-displayed works, revealing Miller's poetic vision and fearless spirit. It will explore lesser-known aspects of her practice, such as her images of the Egyptian landscape in the 1930s.
Miller, who began her career as a model in the late 1920s, moved to Paris in 1929 and worked with Man Ray, co-discovering the solarisation technique. She later captured the surreal in everyday Parisian scenes before turning to photojournalism during World War II, becoming an official war photographer for British Vogue.
The exhibition will display her depictions of blitz-torn London, women's contributions on the home front, harrowing frontline scenes, and the liberation of concentration camps. Notable works include her portraits in Hitler's private bath in 1945, taken after photographing Dachau.
The retrospective runs from 2 October 2025 to 15 February 2026.
