The Home of the Surrealists: Lee Miller, Roland Penrose and Their Circle at Farley Farm

by Penrose, Antony

• ISBN13: 9780711217263
• ISBN10: 0711217262
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Written by Anthony Penrose, son of American photographer and feminist iconee Miller and British artist Roland Penrose, this work provides a personalnsight into their life together at Farley Farm, Sussex where they playedost to some of the greatest 20th-century artists and assembled one of theost fascinating collections of modern art in Britain.;From the day that sheas rescued from the path of an oncoming car by Conde Nast in New York andffered a job as a model on "Vogue", Lee Miller's life was far from dull.oving to Paris, where she became the lover and pupil of Man Ray, she met thean with whom she ultimately settled in Britain, Roland Penrose. Famed forer beauty, she established herself as an uncompromising photographer and warorrespondent. Her post-war years are noted for her portraits of artists,any photographed while visiting her as friends at Farley Farm. Blendingreat art with original photography and intimate recollection, this bookrovides a first-hand account of a Surrealist artists' colony and the storyf one of the most exciting artistic movements ever.

Author Biography

Photographer Alen MacWeeney moved from his native Dublin to New York City in 1961. His work has appeared in magazines such as The World of Interiors and books including Charleston: A Bloomsbury House and Garden (Frances Lincoln, 1997). It has also been the subject of several exhibitions and is part of the permanent collections of many American and European museums.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
A Surrealist in Friendship	p. 9
The Surrealist from Poughkeepsie	p. 25
The War	p. 45
Home at Farley Farm	p. 64
The Golden Years	p. 86
The end of an Era	p. 125
The House Today	p. 136
Works in Permanent Collections	p. 140
Further Reading	p. 141
Farley Farm House Tours	p. 141
Index	p. 141
Acknowledgments	p. 144
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