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in the history of ART
This is a photograph by
Few people would dispute
the "shocking brilliance"
of Nachtway
But what does
the first image
have to do with
the second image
???
The Answer:
Consider the third image:
Can you see how
that image
may have influenced
Nachtway's 1995 photograph
from Chechnya?
The third image
was photographed
by LEE MILLER
in 1945
(approximately)
Those are her lips
in the first image
which was created by
in 1933
was Man Ray's
model/lover/muse
and then equal
in popularizing
James Nachtway
would only slightly object
to the title of
"war photographer"
But despite what he may
say or not say,
an artist of his stature
does not forget his influences
and inspirations
HOWEVER,
to describe Lee Miller
as a "war photographer"
Let me go on record
as saying the following
(and welcoming any disputation):
No woman,
in the history
of life on Earth,
has contributed more
to the world of Art
than
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©© Paul Oliverio ©©
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WOW: What a conclusion
ReplyDeleteTwo names come to mind: the Blessed Virgin
and Peggy Guggenheim
The Blessed Virgin is probably
Deletethe most influential model, ever
And God bless Peggy Guggenheim
for her great parties
and checkbook
BUT Lee Miller was not only a model
and a photographer, she was an actress
and a muse
PLUS a co-creator of
a "new" type of photography
I reluctantly agree with your conclusion
DeleteNo woman in art was as MULTI-FACETED as Lee Miller