Ralph Davison Miller
American, 1858 - 1945
Ralph Davison Miller was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 7, 1858. Miller lived in Kansan City for several years and specialized in still lifes during his early career. Except for criticism and pointers from George C. Bingham he was a self-taught painter. Miller lived in New Mexico in the 1880's and settled in Los Angeles in 1893. He remained a resident of Los Angeles except for a brief period in the mid 1920's when he lived on the Monterey Peninsula. Traveling the California coast as far north as Mendocino he painted coastals and landscapes. He made many painting excursions into the mountains and deserts of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. Miller died in Los Angeles on December 14, 1945.
Biography courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts, www.antiquesandfineart.com/derus
Biography courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts, www.antiquesandfineart.com/derus
