Robert B. Miller Photographs, 1969-2011
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miller, Robert (Photographer)
- Title
- Robert B. Miller Photographs
- Dates
- 1969-2011 (inclusive)19692011
- 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
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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
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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.
- Languages
- English
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
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.
Other Descriptive Information
Forms part of the Pacific Northwest Photographers Archive (PNPA)
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
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)
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Accession No. PH1644: Robert B. Miller Photographs, 1973-20099.17 cubic feet (32 boxes)
Scope and Content: Commercial and personal photography mostly concerning art industry professionals, celebrities, and landscapes particular to the Pacific Northwest.
Restrictions on Access: The collection is currently being processed and may not be accessible for research or may require mediated access. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Robert Miller, 2020, 2021.
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Accession No. PH2024-001: Robert B. Miller photographs, 1969-2011 (bulk 1976-2000)
2.8 cubic feet (5 boxes containing approximately 285 photographic prints)Scope and Content: Photographic prints from the work of Robert Miller. Includes prints from the show Leaving Home (with Joyce De Monnin), Southwest landscapes, commercial examples, nature and abstract, portraits, street scenes, and other subjects.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Robert B. Miller, March 2024
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Description: Leaving Home Projectapproximately 20 prints
Scope and Content: A collaboration with Joyce De Monnin
Dates: 2011Container: Box 1, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Southwest Landscapesapproximately 30 printsDates: approximately 1976-1980Container: Box 1, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Southwest Landscapes11 printsDates: approximately 1976-1980Container: Box 3, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Commercial Examplesapproximately 15 printsDates: approximately 1980-2000Container: Box 1, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Clouds5 printsDates: 2003Container: Box 1, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Portraits11 prints
Scope and Content: University of Oregon, Eugene, art students and instructors. Taken when Miller worked on his BFA.
Dates: 1976-1978Container: Box 1, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Street Scenes20 prints
Scope and Content: Photographs taken in Chicago, Portland, and Seattle
Dates: 1976-2010Container: Box 1, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Bristlecone Pines, California6 printsDates: 1977-2000Container: Box 2, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Hardman, Oregon6 printsDates: approximately 1976-1978Container: Box 2, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Miscellaneous printsapproximately 50 prints
Scope and Content: Includes portraits, street scenes, Russian Old Believers in Carson Hot Springs, Washington, and other subjects
Dates: approximately 1976-1990sContainer: Box 2, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Earliest Prints3 printsDates: 1969Container: Box 3, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Portland Rose Festival12 prints
Scope and Content: Photographs from the Portland Rose Festival, Funtastic Carnival 2006 (7 prints) and Portland Rose Festival 1988
Dates: 1988, 2006Container: Box 3, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Northwest Landscapes18 printsDates: 1975-2000Container: Box 4, Accession PH2024-001
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Description: Portraits of Artists Group 1approximately 50 prints
Scope and Content: Includes photographs at the Portland Art Museum.
Dates: approximately 1978-1989Container: Box 4, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Portraits of Artists Group 29 prints
Scope and Content: Includes Noel Farrand, Henry Sauerwein, Jr., Frank Boyden, Annie Barrett, Henk Pender, William Jamison, and Bob Koska
Dates: 1977-1989Container: Box 4, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Landscapes and Moreapproximately 15 prints
Scope and Content: Includes Northwest landscapes
Dates: 1976-2000Container: Box 4, Accession PH2024-001 -
Description: Miscellaneous prints4 printsDates: 1978-1979Container: Box 5, Accession PH2024-001
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