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Robert B. Miller Photographs, 1969-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Miller, Robert (Photographer)
Title
Robert B. Miller Photographs
Dates
1969-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
11.97 cubic feet (37 boxes)
Collection Number
PH1644
Summary
Commercial and personal photography mostly concerning art industry professionals, celebrities, and landscapes particular to the Pacific Northwest
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Portions of this collection are currently being processed and may not be accessible for research or may require mediated access. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Robert B. Miller is an artist and was a Senior Lecturer in Art and Program Head of Photography in the Department of Art at Lewis & Clark college. Miller founded the photography program there in 1984 and taught for 30 years. Previously, he taught at The Museum School, Portland Community College and University of Portland. He holds a BFA from the University of Oregon and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was twice an artist in residence at the Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico.

"In my work, I have attempted to find the resonance at the mysterious place where the inner and outer realms come together. This place where resonance is created has been called mystical in religious and theological terminology, and it has been called mythopoeic in literary and mythological studies. Whatever it is called, photography that produces this resonance transports me to a realm that lies beyond the intellect, the abstract, and the analytical."- Robert Miller

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Content Description

Commercial and personal photography mostly concerning art industry professionals, celebrities, and landscapes particular to the Pacific Northwest. Includes prints from the show Leaving Home (with Joyce De Monnin), Southwest landscapes, commercial examples, nature and abstract, portraits, street scenes, and other subjects.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Pacific Northwest Photographers Archive (PNPA)

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. PH1644, Robert B. Miller Photographs, 1973-2009
  • Accession No. PH2024-001, Robert B. Miller photographs, 1969-2011 (bulk 1976-2000)

Acquisition Information

Donor: Robert Miller, 2020, 2021, 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection