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Thadeus Jay Miller
Thadeus (Thad) Jay Miller (died 1986) was an American artist. Biography Youth and the New York years Thad Miller was born in St. Joseph County, Indiana and was one of three children born to Frank Douglas Miller and Virgillia Raquelle Galnouer Miller (1900 - 1981). His father opened and operated a dental clinic in 1939 in Converse, Indiana. It is believed that Thad Miller spent most of his childhood in the Converse area. After graduation he lived in Mexico City, moving to New York City in 1956 to pursue acting. He studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Robert Duvall and studied at the Playhouse with teacher Sydney Pollack. His classmates included Suzanne Pleshette, Keir Dullea and Wayne Rogers. While living, studying, and acting in New York City, he met and married New York-born Luba, nearly 20 years his senior. They briefly lived in Los Angeles until returning to Somerset, Indiana to explore art and farming. "I was an unemployed actor who'd married a businesswoman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Figurative Expressionism
American Figurative Expressionism is a 20th-century visual art style or movement that first took hold in Boston, and later spread throughout the United States. Critics dating back to the origins of Expressionism have often found it hard to define. One description, however, classifies it as a Humanist philosophy, since it's human-centered and rationalist. Its formal approach to the handling of paint and space is often considered a defining feature, too, as is its radical, rather than reactionary, commitment to the figure. The term "Figurative Expressionism" arose as a counter-distinction to "Abstract Expressionism." Like German Expressionism, the American movement addresses issues at the heart of the expressionist sensibility, such as personal and group identity in the modern world, the role of the artist as a witness to issues such as violence and corruption, and the nature of the creative process and its implications. These factors speak to the movement's strong association with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |