thomas miller graphic designer & artist 1920-2012
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Thomas MillerGraphic Designer & Artist1920-2012
• Born in Bristol, VADecember 24, 1920
• Grandson of slaves
Bristol
• Graduated from Douglas High School in 1937
• Formal art education not available to Miller during childhood
• Earned a B.S. from Virginia State University in 1947
• Joined the military after graduation
• After discharge from the military in 1964, Miller attended the Ray Vogue School of Art in Chicago
•Miller and fellow student Emmett McBain ". . .were the only African-Americans [there] besides the janitors."
• Briefly worked for design firm Gerstel/Loeff
• Then joined internationally renowned firm Morton Goldsholl Associates where he worked for 35 years
The logo work of Thomas Miller
• In 1995 was commissioned to create a set of mosaics for the DuSable Museum of African-American History
The mosaic work of Thomas Miller
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