19 Facts About Antony Penrose

Antony William Roland Penrose was born on 9 September 1947 and is a British photographer.

Antony Penrose was born on 9 September 1947 in the London Clinic, central London.

Antony Penrose is the son of Lee Miller, a model, fine art photographer and noted war correspondent, and Sir Roland Penrose, the surrealist artist, poet and biographer of Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Man Ray, and Antoni Tapies, who co-founded the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1947.

Antony Penrose's grandfather was Irish painter James Doyle Penrose, and his grandmother was the daughter of the philanthropist Lord Peckover.

Antony Penrose's uncle was polymath Lionel Penrose, whose children include physicist Oliver Penrose, mathematician and physicist Sir Roger Penrose, chess grandmaster Jonathan Penrose, and geneticist Shirley Hodgson.

Antony Penrose first lived at 11 Downshire Hill in Hampstead north London, but in 1949 his parents bought Farley Farm House, a farmhouse in the village of Chiddingly, East Sussex.

Antony Penrose's mother had depression during Penrose's childhood, so he was raised by a nanny, Patsy Murray, from a young age.

Antony Penrose has dyslexia, but nevertheless went on to attend the Royal Agricultural College.

At 14, whilst on a family visit, Antony Penrose took some of his first amateur photographs of Picasso.

Later on, Antony Penrose was introduced to film-making, working on films such as Kings Horses and Migrate to Survive.

Antony Penrose established Penrose Film Productions Ltd which primarily focuses on documentaries, technical films and drama shorts.

Antony Penrose has since written numerous books, articles and two plays on the subject of his parents and their associates.

Antony Penrose is most notable for his 1985 book, The Lives of Lee Miller.

The discovery of Miller's work is said to have given Antony Penrose a new perspective on his mother, who struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol dependence and depression after the war, when he was born and grew up.

Antony Penrose now gives lectures worldwide on photography, fine art and his parents' work to museums and photographic societies and is accredited by the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies.

Antony Penrose is a director of the Farley Arts Trust, a registered charity, which he founded to promote arts education in schools.

The former home of Lee Miller and Roland Antony Penrose, Farleys, has since been converted into a house museum, archive and gallery.

Antony Penrose presented a documentary titled Lee Miller ou La Traversee du Mirroir, directed by Sylvan Roumette for Arte C7, France.

Antony Penrose has 18 credits for promotional, documentary films and short features, four of which achieved cinema distribution.