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SOM#076, Donald Richard Miller, In Wilderness is the Preservation of Life, 1967
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From the collection of John Birks
Number Issued: 992 Bronze
FROM THE ARTIST
Had this quotation from Thoreau been written today instead of over one hundred years ago, he might, in desperation, have worded it to read – “In Wildness Is the Preservation Of The Sanity Of The World”. His words are more timely in our day than in his and, now, wildness itself must be preserved in order that it may serve as a stabilizer of the human spirit. Hence, the creation of this medal is also a plea that the world’s animal inhabitants be permitted to perpetuate themselves in a five-sided interrelationship with their natural surroundings.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Donald Richard Miller was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. After serving in World War II, he studied sculpture with Robert Koepnick at the Dayton Art Institute. His studies were continued at Pratt Institute and The Art Student’s League then terminated with a four year apprenticeship served under Ulysses A. Ricci. Since that time he has worked as an assistant on various architectural projects with Marshall Fredericks, Oronzio Maldarelli, Carl Schmitz, Joseph Kieselewski, Wheeler Williams, Heinz Warnecke and Julian Harris.
He is represented in the permanent collection of the Dayton Art Institute and has exhibited with the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design, the Academic Artists of Springfield, The National Sculpture Society, etc. In 1960 he had a one man show at the Miami Beach Art Center.
Since the execution of two animal gargoyles for the Washington Cathedral, Mr. Miller has concentrated almost exclusively on animal sculpture. He is a member of the Art Students League, The American Veteran Society of Artists, the Academic Artists Association, the American Artists Professional League, the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists.
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![SOM#076, Donald Richard Miller, In Wilderness is the Preservation of Life, 1967
[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Number Issued: 992 Bronze[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
Had this quotation from Thoreau been written today instead of over one hundred years ago, he might, in desperation, have worded it to read – “In Wildness Is the Preservation Of The [i]Sanity[/i] Of The World”. His words are more timely in our day than in his and, now, wildness itself must be preserved in order that it may serve as a stabilizer of the human spirit. Hence, the creation of this medal is also a plea that the world’s animal inhabitants be permitted to perpetuate themselves in a five-sided interrelationship with their natural surroundings.
[b]ABOUT THE ARTIST[/b]
Donald Richard Miller was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. After serving in World War II, he studied sculpture with Robert Koepnick at the Dayton Art Institute. His studies were continued at Pratt Institute and The Art Student’s League then terminated with a four year apprenticeship served under Ulysses A. Ricci. Since that time he has worked as an assistant on various architectural projects with Marshall Fredericks, Oronzio Maldarelli, Carl Schmitz, Joseph Kieselewski, Wheeler Williams, Heinz Warnecke and Julian Harris.
He is represented in the permanent collection of the Dayton Art Institute and has exhibited with the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design, the Academic Artists of Springfield, The National Sculpture Society, etc. In 1960 he had a one man show at the Miami Beach Art Center.
Since the execution of two animal gargoyles for the Washington Cathedral, Mr. Miller has concentrated almost exclusively on animal sculpture. He is a member of the Art Students League, The American Veteran Society of Artists, the Academic Artists Association, the American Artists Professional League, the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists.
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[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Number Issued: 992 Bronze[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
Had this quotation from Thoreau been written today instead of over one hundred years ago, he might, in desperation, have worded it to read – “In Wildness Is the Preservation Of The [i]Sanity[/i] Of The World”. His words are more timely in our day than in his and, now, wildness itself must be preserved in order that it may serve as a stabilizer of the human spirit. Hence, the creation of this medal is also a plea that the world’s animal inhabitants be permitted to perpetuate themselves in a five-sided interrelationship with their natural surroundings.
[b]ABOUT THE ARTIST[/b]
Donald Richard Miller was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. After serving in World War II, he studied sculpture with Robert Koepnick at the Dayton Art Institute. His studies were continued at Pratt Institute and The Art Student’s League then terminated with a four year apprenticeship served under Ulysses A. Ricci. Since that time he has worked as an assistant on various architectural projects with Marshall Fredericks, Oronzio Maldarelli, Carl Schmitz, Joseph Kieselewski, Wheeler Williams, Heinz Warnecke and Julian Harris.
He is represented in the permanent collection of the Dayton Art Institute and has exhibited with the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design, the Academic Artists of Springfield, The National Sculpture Society, etc. In 1960 he had a one man show at the Miami Beach Art Center.
Since the execution of two animal gargoyles for the Washington Cathedral, Mr. Miller has concentrated almost exclusively on animal sculpture. He is a member of the Art Students League, The American Veteran Society of Artists, the Academic Artists Association, the American Artists Professional League, the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists.
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