Description

“Gertrude” – Eleven Color Woodcut on Laid Rice Paper 2/45

Portrait of a woman by artist, Dan Miller (American, b. 1928) made by layers of color in woodcuts in Miller’s signature style, muted colors dominated in black and white, giving the image beautiful depth.

Signed, titled, and numbered along the bottom edge, “Gertrude 2-2/45 Dan Miller”.
Presented in a new white mat.
Mat size: 24″H x 18″W
Paper size: 20″H x 14.38″W
Artwork image size, 15.25″H x 10.88″W

Dan Miller received an MFA degree in painting from the University of Pennsylvania in 1958 and graduated from PAFA the following year. Since returning to PAFA as a faculty member in 1964, he has served as instructor in art history, painting and printmaking.

As an administrator, he has fulfilled the duties of Dean of Faculty, Acting Dean of the School, Chairman of the Painting Department, and since 1998, Chair of the MFA Program. He has had 71 one-person exhibitions involving printmaking and sculpture. His work is in numerous private and public collections.

Miller teaches courses in beginning, intermediate and advance relief in the Certificate/BFA program. He is a Critic in both the Certificate/BFA and MFA programs.

Exhibitions: Modern American Artists, Rahr Museum, Manitowoc, Wis., 1963; PAFA Ann., 1963-67. Awards: prize for oil, Del. Ann., Del. Soc. Fine Arts, 1960; May Audubon Post Prize, 1961 & Bertha M. Goldberg Mem. Award, 1970, F., PAFA; Gal. by the Hill, Phila., PA, 1970s.

Studios: Lafayette Col. (B.F.A., 1951); Pa. State Univ., summers with Hobson Pittman; PAFA, 1955-59; Univ. Pa. (M.F.A., 1958).
Preferred medium: watercolors. Positions: member board, Fellowship of PAFA, 1962-.

Teaching: instr. life & still-life painting, PMA, 1962-; instr. life painting, PAFA, 1964-; instr. art fine arts dept., Eastern College, St. Davids, Pa., 1964-.See

Dimensions

18ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 24ʺH

Styles

Contemporary

Frame Type

Unframed

Art Subjects

Portrait

Period

1980s

Country of Origin

United States

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Paper

Condition

Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color

Black

Condition Notes

Artwork is in very good condition with some stains along edge of paper from previous mounting but hidden by the …moreArtwork is in very good condition with some stains along edge of paper from previous mounting but hidden by the mat. Mat is new.