Evylena Nunn Miller

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Evylena Nunn Miller

Evylena Nunn Miller (July 4, 1888 – February 25, 1966) was an American artist known for her paintings of Western landscapes and Native American pueblos.[1] She wrote a book on the latter titled Travel Tree, and later served as director of the Bowers Museum. Her work is considered part of the California Scene Painting movement.[citation needed]

Early life[]

Miller was born on July 4, 1888, in Mayfield, Kansas. She moved to California in 1903 and graduated from Santa Ana High School in 1908.[2] She attended Occidental College before transferring to Pomona College and later earning a teaching certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Career[]

In the 1910s, Miller taught art at Claremont High School, Riverside Girls High School and Santa Ana High School.[1] She subsequently moved to Japan where she taught at a boys' school[specify] and studied under  [ja]. She returned to the United States in 1923 and married Howard Earl Miller.

Her work was exhibited widely,[3] including at the Smithsonian Institution.[1]

She became the director of the Bowers Museum in 1956, and died ten years later.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Santa Ana to Get Art by Evylena Nunn Miller". Los Angeles Times. February 3, 1957. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Services Set for Artist". Los Angeles Times. February 28, 1966. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Artist Listed in 'Biography' Publication". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 1964. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

Bibliography[]

  • Colver, Seth I. (1962). The Historical Volume and Reference Works. Historical Publishers. pp. 641–644. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  • St. Gaudens, Maurine (2015). Emerging from the shadows: A survey of women artists working in California, 1860-1960. Atglen, PA. ISBN 978-0764348860.
  • Hughes, Edan Milton (2002). Artists in California, 1786-1940: L-Z. Crocker Art Museum. p. 769. ISBN 978-1-884038-08-2. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  • Kovinick, Phil; Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian (1998). An encyclopedia of women artists of the American West (1st ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0292790636.
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