Robert Miller (art dealer)
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Robert Miller was an American art dealer in New York City
whose contemporary gallery, located first (in 1977) on 5th Avenue, later in the Fuller Building
on East 57th Street, and finally on 26th Street in Chelsea (all in Manhattan
) is a leading gallery for the works of Lee Krasner
, Joan Mitchell
, Robert Mapplethorpe
, Louise Bourgeois
, Roberto Juarez
, Alice Neel
, Robert Graham
and Yayoi Kusama
, all of whom Miller represented at some point. In 2002 Miller retreated from the current business and left the gallery to his wife Betsy Wittenborn Miller and his son Robert Peter Miller.
Miller's career as a gallerist began in the 1960s as an assistant at the André Emmerich
Gallery at 41 East 57th Street. The Emmerich gallery exhibited many leading artists of the time; and Miller learned the business by working in the field with some of the most important artists of his time.
from an infection.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
whose contemporary gallery, located first (in 1977) on 5th Avenue, later in the Fuller Building
Fuller Building
The Fuller Building is a tower block in Manhattan on the northeast corner at 41-45 East 57th Street and Madison Avenue.-Construction:The Fuller was built for the Fuller Construction Company in 1929 after they moved from the Flatiron Building...
on East 57th Street, and finally on 26th Street in Chelsea (all in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
) is a leading gallery for the works of Lee Krasner
Lee Krasner
Lee Krasner was an influential abstract expressionist painter in the second half of the 20th century. On October 25, 1945, she married artist Jackson Pollock, who was also influential in the Abstract Expressionism movement....
, Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell was a "second generation" abstract expressionist painter. She was an essential member of the American Abstract expressionist movement, even though much of her career took place in France. Along with Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenthaler she was one of her era's few...
, Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, known for his large-scale, highly stylized black and white portraits, photos of flowers and nude men...
, Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois , was a renowned French-American artist and sculptor, best known for her contributions to both modern and contemporary art, and for her spider structures, titled Maman, which resulted in her being nicknamed the Spiderwoman...
, Roberto Juarez
Roberto Juárez
Roberto Carlos Juarez Gutiérrez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Puebla in the Mexican First Division. He surged out of Cruz Azul's youth squad.-Career:...
, Alice Neel
Alice Neel
Alice Neel was an American artist known for her oil on canvas portraits of friends, family, lovers, poets, artists and strangers...
, Robert Graham
Robert Graham
Robert Graham may refer to:*Sir Robert Graham , one of the assassins of James I of Scotland*Robert Graham of Gartmore , Scottish politician and poet...
and Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
is a Japanese artist whose paintings, collages, soft sculptures, performance art and environmental installations all share an obsession with repetition, pattern, and accumulation...
, all of whom Miller represented at some point. In 2002 Miller retreated from the current business and left the gallery to his wife Betsy Wittenborn Miller and his son Robert Peter Miller.
Miller's career as a gallerist began in the 1960s as an assistant at the André Emmerich
André Emmerich
André Emmerich was an influential German born American gallerist who specialized in the color field school and pre-Columbian art while also taking on artists such as David Hockney and Al Held....
Gallery at 41 East 57th Street. The Emmerich gallery exhibited many leading artists of the time; and Miller learned the business by working in the field with some of the most important artists of his time.
Death
Robert Miller died on June 22, 2011, aged 72, at his home in El Portal, FloridaEl Portal, Florida
El Portal is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The village name is derived from the Spanish phrase for "the gate," after two wooden gates that once stood as a gateway to the village. The population was 2,505 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...
from an infection.