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 sparkle which he filled with simple watercolors, richly embedded following text and captions chronicling spirit in the to the fore and mid-19th century. His perform is most notable for its depiction of vivaciousness of shadowy people in rural Pennsylvania Dutch country. It is of special combination to historians for its depictions of everyday spirit and keenness into local culture and customs.
He spent most of his vivaciousness in and close York, but as well as traveled to Europe (including Württemberg and the upper Rhine close where his parents had been born) and forward-thinking in computer graphics frequently visited Christiansburg, Virginia, drawing and capturing scenes and happenings for posterity. He drew a series of watercolors depicting scenes in York during the American Civil War, including several united to the Gettysburg Campaign and the Battle of Hanover.
Miller’s works today can be found in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia; the York County History Center in York, Pennsylvania; Montgomery Museum in Christiansburg, Virginia; and at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Virginia. Sixteen mini-murals in York are based upon drawings from Miller’s journals.
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