reuben-aaron-miller-ga-1912-2006-bull
Lot 95
Reuben Aaron Miller (GA, 1912-2006), Bull
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 20th century, paint on cut sheet metal, signed R A Miiler to lower edge.

13 1/2 x 22 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Self-taught folk artist, Reuben Aaron Miller is known for his whirligigs, metal cutouts, and drawings. Born in Rabbittown, Georgia, Miller lived on the same property where he was born most of his life. He gained widespread fame in 1984 after the band REM filmed "Left of Reckoning" among Miller's whirligigs.

Miller's works are in numerous public collections including the Asheville Art Museum, Birmingham Museum of Art, Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morris Museum of Art, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Some minor surface marks, overall good estate condition.