Lee Miller Photography

With her photographs, Lee Miller has created one of the most important documents of the so-called zero hour in Munich. Her war photographs show the American view of the end of the war in Europe. The photographer accompanied American soldiers from the landing in Normandy to the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. She fearlessly shows the suffering and destruction of war. Technically, it was only her US citizenship that allowed Miller to travel to Europe as a correspondent. However, women were not allowed to travel to the front. It was only through her tenacity that she was able to assert herself in the male-dominated environment of the military and accompany the armed forces at the front through the devastated Germany.

The works by Lee Miller exhibited in the Amerikahaus are not limited to war photography. The well-connected artist was already active as a photographer before the war. She began her career in front of the camera as a model in New York. She soon worked as a photographer herself, including in Paris, New York and, for a time, in Egypt. She worked for many years for British and American Vogue.

The exhibition Lee Miller Photography at the Amerikahaus focuses on the artist Lee Miller and shows works from her various creative phases.

Last edited on 08.03.2025