Harland Miller is a writer and artist. Born in
Yorkshire, England
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in 1964, he studied at
Chelsea School of Art
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, graduating in 1988 with an MA.
Miller published his first novel ''Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty'', published by
Fourth Estate, to critical acclaim in 2000. In the same year he published a novella titled ''At First I was Afraid, I was Petrified''. Published by
Book Works
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, the novella is a study of
obsessive compulsive disorder
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. It is based on a hoard of hundreds of
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s found by Miller and taken by a relative of his, all of oven knobs all turned to “Off”.
Miller is probably best known for his giant canvases of
Penguin Book covers. The titles are sardonic statements about life - ''Whitby - The Self Catering Years'', ''Rags to Polyester - My Story'', ''York, So Good They Named It Once'', ''Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore''.
See also
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List of British artists
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Born before 1700
* Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8–1543) – German artist and ...
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List of English novelists
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York Art Gallery
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References
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English writers
1964 births
Living people
English contemporary artists