Lewis Miller Sketches and Chronicles: The Reflections of a Nineteenth Century Pennsylvania German Folk Artist, 1966
, First Edition,
xxii 185 pp. Donald A. Shelley. Color reproductions, 2 folding plates. 11x8¼. Cloth, slipcase. Collection of the unique drawings and watercolor paintings of Lewis Miller (1796-1882), folk artist, artisan, and native Yorker. The paintings are Miller's faithful reflections, recorded in great detail, of life within his own community and on the places he came upon in his travels. A fascinating record.
Sunning to slipcase margins; about fine in about near fine slipcase.
Lewis Miller (May 3, 1796 – September 15, 1882) was a Pennsylvania Dutch folk artist, noted for his watercolors of historical and every day events. Miller was born in York, Pennsylvania. A carpenter by trade, he kept several journals throughout his life which he filled with simple watercolors, richly embedded with text and captions chronicling life in the early and mid-19th century. His work is most notable for its depiction of life of ordinary people in rural Pennsylvania Dutch country. It is of special interest to historians for its depictions of everyday life and insight into local culture and customs. (Wikipedia)