Surrealist Photography: Man Ray, Lee Miller, and British Practitioners (1927–1940)

1. Man Ray and Lee Miller begin Paris collaboration

   Jan 1, 1929Labels: Lee Miller, Man Ray, Paris circle

   • Britannica
   • Lee Miller bio

2. Solarization rediscovered in Man Ray’s darkroom

   Jan 1, 1930Labels: Solarization, Man Ray, Darkroom technique

   • LeeMiller solarisation
   • Lee Miller bio
   • New Yorker Man

3. Miller leaves Paris to establish New York studio

   Jan 1, 1932Labels: Lee Miller, New York

   • Britannica
   • NGS feature
   • LeeMiller timeline

4. Miller relocates to Cairo and shifts to surreal landscapes

   Jul 19, 1934Labels: Lee Miller, Cairo, Desert landscapes

   • Britannica
   • LeeMiller timeline

5. British organizers plan a London Surrealism platform

   Jun 11, 1936Labels: International Surrealist, Roland Penrose, London

   • NGS archive
   • Exhibition page

6. Miller makes “Portrait of Space” near Siwa

   Jan 1, 1937Labels: Portrait of, Siwa Oasis, Lee Miller

   • National Gallery
   • LeeMiller image

7. Miller returns to Paris and meets Roland Penrose

   Jun 1, 1937Labels: Lee Miller, Roland Penrose, Paris visit

   • Britannica
   • LeeMiller archives

8. London Bulletin begins publishing British surrealist photography

   Apr 1, 1938Labels: London Bulletin, Avant-garde magazine, London Gallery

   • London Bulletin
   • Monoskop

9. Penrose publishes “The Road is Wider Than Long”

   Jan 1, 1939Labels: The Road, Roland Penrose, Image diary

   • LeeMiller archives
   • Lee Miller bio

10. Miller moves to London as war approaches

    Jan 1, 1939Labels: Lee Miller, London relocation

    • Britannica
    • English Heritage

11. Man Ray leaves Paris for the United States

    Jan 1, 1940Labels: Man Ray, Paris exodus, United States

    • Art Newspaper
    • New Yorker Man

12. London Bulletin’s final issue publishes Miller’s key surreal images

    Jun 1, 1940Labels: London Bulletin, Final issue, Lee Miller

    • London Bulletin
    • LeeMiller image
    • Leemiller guide