Reuben Aaron Miller (July 22,1912 March 7, 2006) was a self-taught folk artist, best known for his whirligigs, metal cutouts and drawings. His work gained wider recognition in the 1980s, when it wasfeatured in a twenty-minute music video. And subsequently exhibited in museums of art. Widely collected, and in constant demand, Miller is acknowledged as one of the more notablesenior folk artists in the United States. Miller dropped out of school at the age of 12 and went to work in a cotton mill. He also chopped wood for 50 cents a load. Later in life he served as an ordained minister for the Free WillBaptist Church. Miller used his artwork to help spread the word of God. His materials consisted of paint, magic marker, tin, bicycle parts, and scrap metal. His work generall yconsisted of animal and human figures, and short inspirational messages, most notably Lord Love You. The Georgia Museum of Art organized a retrospective of Miller’s work in 2009. 24″ x 14.5″ on painted scrap sheet metal , signed R. Two sided, American flag (backwards) and the southern civil war flag. The item “R. A. Miller folk art paintings on metal 2 SIDED American Flag” is in sale since Sunday, September 30, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “warlick47″ and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Subject: Animals
- Type: Paintings
- Style: Folk Art
- Material: Metal
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Height (Inches): 14.5″
- Region of Origin: US-Southeast
- Width (Inches): 24″
