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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Gulf Memo by Brian Cohen, Image 1.

    Brian Cohen

    Gulf Memo, 1993

    Etching and poem on paper

    29.75 x 22.25 in (75.57 x 56.52 cm)

  2. Untitled (Painting of Five Men), Paris by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Untitled (Painting of Five Men), Paris, 1983

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  3. Untitled by Tom Nakashima, Image 1.

    Tom Nakashima

    Untitled, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    22.25 x 19.875 in (56.52 x 50.48 cm)

  4. Sand Dust by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    Sand Dust, 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    13.25 x 17.25 in (33.66 x 43.82 cm)

  5. Cynic by Harvey Breverman, Image 1.

    Harvey Breverman

    Cynic, 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    34.5 x 24.25 in (87.63 x 61.6 cm)

  6. Long Beaked Bird by Misch Kohn, Image 1.

    Misch Kohn

    Long Beaked Bird, 1970

    Lithograph on paper

    40.75 x 31.75 x 1.375 in (103.51 x 80.65 x 3.49 cm)

  7. She Kept On Growing by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    She Kept On Growing, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    25.875 x 19.75 in (65.72 x 50.17 cm)

  8. Lauritz Melchior by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Lauritz Melchior, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

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About the artist

R.A. Miller

American

1912-2006

Reuben A. Miller was raised in rural Georgia, on the land where he was born. He worked as a farmer, cotton mill worker and a preacher at the Free Will Baptist Church. Illness caused him to retire and he began creating artwork as a means of spiritual outreach. R.A. created a hillside environment of whirligigs and tin cut-outs of devils, angels, animals, and even neighbors, such as the immortalized “Oskar”. Reverend Miller used discarded gutters that he flattened out with a hammer for his cut out silhouettes of animals or figures painted with enamel. He often used markers on Masonite to create cave-like drawings of dinosaurs. Some collectors consider Miller’s early prehistoric type work some of his best. In the 1980’s, R.A. became a popular icon of Folk Art with Atlanta’s young professionals when he and his property were featured in a music video by the band R.E.M. Reverend Miller was included in the national touring exhibit, “Passionate Visions of the American South” originating from the New Orleans Museum of Art. He is also listed in Contemporary American Folk Art – A Collector’s Guide by Chuck and Jan Rosenak.