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May 3, 2015
Lee Miller in Hitler's bathtub
In front of the bath, her combat boots, -the dust of Dachau still on them- according to Scherman. And at the back on the left, the portrait. It is a voodoo gesture, the sort her Surrealist friends would approve of, an all-American blend of sass, violence and sex. Nuts to you, Führer! I am naked in your bath with my Jewish lover, we are taking your picture's picture, we are stealing your life-force. The date is April 30th, 1945. In a bunker under Berlin, Hitler places a gun to his head. 70 years ago today: | The Economist
Posted by gerardvanderleun at May 3, 2015 9:29 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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A beautiful woman and a cute picture, but...
Do a little research on Lee Miller and her life. Born and raised in chaos, her father took nude photographs of her both as a child and while she was the mistress of the insane Man Ray. She was purportedly raped by a stranger when she was 7 years old (or was it the old man,) leaving her with a case of gonorrhea at a time when the treatment for VD was severe and no doubt emotionally scarring.
Her experience as a combat photographer (and no doubt as Lee Miller) left her a depressive drunk who died at 70 a broken creature. Not as cute as that photo, huh?
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at May 3, 2015 3:46 PM
Thank you. Not "cute" at all. But look at the bright side, she started off her life with a lot of problems, but rather than being a total victim, she did something creative with her life.
Posted by: Punditarian at May 4, 2015 10:47 AM
Hmm, the image of a diamond in a goat's ass comes to mind.
Posted by: chasmatic at May 4, 2015 9:38 PM