DONALD L. MILLER (1923 - 1993) Untitled (Mexican Market).
Oil on masonite, circa 1950. 610x420 mm; 24x16 1/2 inches. Signed in oil, lower right.
This early painting by photo-journalist, muralist, illustrator and educator is a scarce work from the 1950s. Miller started his artistic career as an illustrator for Dashiel Hammett during World War II for an Army newspaper in the Pacific. After the World War, he travelled extensively to Europe, the West Indies, Mexico and across Africa. His career culminated with the commission of his celebrated 56 foot mural for the Martin Luther King Memorial Library in Washington, DC, a massive 2 year project. A student at the Art Students League and Cooper Union in New York, Miller was for many years a professor of art at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ and resident of Montclair, NJ. His artwork is found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute, the Newark Museum of Art, and other museums.
