Biography from AskART:
| | Born on Sept. 19, 1882 in Cortland, NY. Miller studied at the Pratt Institute for four years and in Paris with Jean Despujols whome she assisted in enlarging the Bordeaux Tower mural which was exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Show in Paris in 1925. She was called to San Diego in 1933 to take care of a sick aunt and was employed by the Federal Art Project to paint murals in public buildings in southern California. During the 1940s she was a resident of Los Angeles and Ojai, CA during the 1950s and 1960s. During her later years she turned to lapidary work with stones gathered from California beaches. A spinster, she died in Ventura, CA on Sept. 23, 1980. Exh: NY Architectural League, 1930; Santa Cruz Art League, 1938. Murals: Jamaica High School (Long Island); Long Beach Public Library; South Gate Library (LA); James Adams School (Long Beach). | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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Biography from AskART:
| Muralist, Suzanne Linda Miller studied in Paris for three years and four years at the Pratt Institute. This WPA artist's murals are featured in New York and California. The artist developed a mural technique that incorporated river stones.
The Boston Society of Independent Artists exhibited her work and she also was reviewed by the Christian Science Monitor around 1930-1934.
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Information submitted by Michael Rubin, July 2005
"Who Was Who in American Art," Peter Falk
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