An annotated photographic scrapbook—often called a “daybook”—featuring newspaper clippings and hundreds of photos by Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton has been acquired by the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford. The album was compiled by British Vogue darkroom assistant Roland Haupt between 1943 and ’49; Haupt developed film by both Miller and Beaton when they worked for Vogue magazine during this time period.
The deal was brokered by the London-based photography dealer Michael Hoppen, who was approached about nine months ago by Haupt’s descendants. (Haupt died in the mid-1960s.) Hoppen declined to share the sales price with ARTnews, explaining that the family preferred that their identity and the details of the sale remain private for the time being.
Below are spreads from the album, showing photographs by both Miller and Beaton, war-related and otherwise, as well as related newspaper clippings.
