R A MILLER (1912-2006)

I'm a big fan of the late Georgia artist, (R.A.) Reuben Aaron Miller.  Never had the chance to meet him, but I have picked up a few of his pieces over the years.  I want to share with you a few stock photos that I've found on the internet to give you and idea of his humor and his wonderful very primitive art.

Devils and Blow Oskars were a couple of his favorite subjects.   Blow Oskar as it goes was a family member who used to honk his horn whenever he drove past.

Whirligigs were all over his property.  If you go way back and look at some of R.E.M's early videos you'll see glimpses of R.A.'s whirligigs and even Mr. Miller himself.

 The great thing about R.A. Miller's art is that it is still affordable.  Check out Slotin Folk Art Auction they always have a few of his pieces.  I see them on Ebay a lot too.  We also have a few of his works left at Dos Folkies Gallery.  www.dosfolkies.com.  Check them out if you have a chance.

I have an R.A. Miller flag in my collection similar to the one above. After 9/11 T.V. Guide did four different covers featuring American Flags by four different artists.  One of the covers featured one of Mr. Miller's flags.