Tate Britain Opens Most Extensive Lee Miller Photography Retrospective

Tate Britain has opened the most extensive retrospective exhibition of Lee Miller's photography, showcasing her evolution from a 1920s model to a pioneering photographer with a diverse career spanning fashion, surrealism, and war photography. The exhibition corrects common misconceptions about her work, such as the famous image of her in Hitler’s bathtub, which was actually taken by another photographer, and highlights her poignant and ambivalent war images documenting the aftermath of World War II. Miller’s work also includes groundbreaking collaborations with figures like Man Ray and Edward Steichen and features her striking fashion photography for Vogue. The show, featuring around 250 vintage and modern prints, reveals Miller’s fearless spirit and poetic vision, emphasizing her determination to forge her own path in the art world. It runs from October 2, 2025, to February 15, 2026, and covers lesser-known aspects of her career, including her photographs of the Egyptian landscape. This retrospective cements Miller’s legacy as one of the 20th century’s most urgent artistic voices.