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Born in Baltimore in 1937, Melvin O. Miller graduated from the Maryland Institute of Art in 1959. As a student of Jacques Maroger, Ann D. Schuler, and Earl Hofmann, he became interested in the mediums and techniques of the 15th - 18th century Flemish and Italian Masters, and he has assisted Franklin Redelius in the research of those masters.

The Maryland Institute of Art awarded him an honorary BFA degree in 1996.

Melvin Miller was a member of the famed "Six Realists of Baltimore" in the early 1960's.  That group included: Joseph Sheppard, John Bannon, Frank Redelius, Earl Hofmann, Thomas Rowe and Evan Keehn, all early students of Jacques Maroger. Their showings drew thousands to their downtown Baltimore gallery.

... "Often paintings by the Six Realists were juried into the annual exhibitions at The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio. Most notable was the inclusion of work by Sheppard, Rowe and Miller in the 1962 Annual at The Butler Institute, [that stood] along with work of Ben Shahn and Edward Hopper." 1 

Miller's  primary  subjects include Baltimore cityscapes, boats and ships of the Chesapeake,  streetcars and the car barn's that housed them, occasional floral pieces.  We have also included some drawings, and works inspired by his travels  Because of his technique, and focus on oil painting, he is called, "the Canaletto of Baltimore."

On four occasions, AT&T commissioned him to paint their various cable ships. He is mentioned in several of the various "Who's Who" type publications and has completed over 1900 oil paintings to date.  In 1965, Miller was awarded $1,000 from the Stacey Foundation, a California organization that held annual national competitions for artists working in the conservative or realistic manner.

Mr. Miller and a partner, Nancy Lee Conrad, maintained the Conrad-Miller Studios, teaching schedules, and gallery space in Baltimore's Fells Point for 18 years.  Today, Miller resides and maintains his studio in Woodlawn, MD where he actively continues his painting.

Miller at work, 2004

Partial Gallery List

Foxhall Gallery

Washington D.C.

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Postal information:

Melvin Miller

Baltimore MD 21207