1904-1958

Son of a well-known sculptor, Burr Churchill Miller Jr. was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Connecticut, and graduated from Yale University in 1928 with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Miller studied architectural sculpture at the Yale School of Fine Arts under the guidance of Swiss sculptor Robert G. Eberhard, and traveled to Paris where he trained with sculptor Henri Bouchard. He later moved to New York, where he studied stone carving with celebrated artist José de Creeft, author of the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park. In 1939, Miller had his first one-man show and was part of the World's Fair. He also had exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design, and the Golden Gate Exposition. Miller was a member of the Sculptors Guild, the National Sculpture Society, the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, and the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. Photo: "Man with Accordion”, unattributed.