Roland Penrose

Sir Roland Penrose
Penrose, circa 1940
Born	Roland Algernon Penrose (1900-10-14)14 October 1900 London, England
Died	23 April 1984(1984-04-23) (aged 83) Chiddingly, East Sussex, England
Education	Architecture
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge
Movement	Surrealism
Spouses	Valentine Boué ​ ​ (m. 1925; div. 1937)​ Lee Miller ​ (m. 1947⁠–⁠1977)​
Children	Antony Penrose
Parent	James Doyle Penrose (father)
Relatives	Roger Penrose (nephew)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1943–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	Royal Engineers

Sir Roland Algernon Penrose CBE (14 October 1900 – 23 April 1984) was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom.^[1] During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a teacher of camouflage.

Penrose married the poet Valentine Boué and then the photographer Lee Miller.