Standard issue for all women.

Hello, Jen here to talk to you about today's podcast, the first of a brand new week here at Standard Issue and indeed everywhere.

But before I do that, we've got an excellent week of podcasts coming up, including rated or dated on Wednesday, which is this week, The Proposition.

That's a 2005 Western written by Nick Cave in case,

like me, you didn't know. Also, Mick and I will be on sky screaming duties in this week's Bush

Telegraph. But back to today's podcast. From working in front of the camera as a model to exploring

surrealism with Man Ray and traveling the world as a model to exploring surrealism with Man Ray

and travelling the world as a fashion photographer, then war correspondent,

Lee Miller's career covered a lot of ground.

And you can see that all at the tape Britain,

which has brought to UK audiences the most extensive exhibition of Miller's work it has seen to date.

I caught up with assistant curator of the exhibition Saskia Flower to chat about the exhibition

Miller's extraordinary career as well as looking at both the person and her work through a

different lens.

She was so interesting to chat to.

I'm really looking forward to seeing the exhibition and I hope you enjoy hearing about it.

I'm joined by Saskia Flower, assistant curator of a major retrospective of the works of Lee Miller at the Tate Britain.

Saskia, thank you so much for joining me.

Oh, thank you so much, Jen. It's a pleasure.

Lee Miller, the subject of this exhibition, was a former fashion model turned photographer

for those who don't know. So probably a good place to start, if it's okay with you, Saskia, is if you could tell us a bit about her very interesting life.

Yeah, I mean, how long did she have got?

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