Ralph Miller – Links

Retrospective Exhibition

Invitation for Ralph Miler Memorial Exhibition, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 1969
Ralph Miller Memorial Exhibition – Dunedin Public Art Gallery 12 – 31 July 1969

In July 1969, 13 years after Ralph’s sudden death a Memorial Exhibition was held in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery at Logan Park, with around 90 artworks showing his progression as an artist. Nan Miller donated 8 paintings to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Caricature of Ralph Miller drawn by Murray Webb
RVM caricature drawn by Murray Webb

Miller Studios

In 1911, Ralph’s father Oswald Miller started a signwriting studio. His eldest son Roy introduced Stained Glass Windows, while Ralph introduced modern design techniques and later Roy’s son Winston began shop-fitting ….

Hocken Exhibition

Invitation for Ralph Miller's art exhibiton Held at Hocken Library, Dunedin, NZ 2006
Ralph Miller Hocken Exhibition invitation 2006 – 20 May – 15 July (But was extended to 29 August)

n 2006 Des Smith a well know art connoisseur in Dunedin stated, ‘It’s time Ralph Miller’s art work was back in the public arena. A retrospective exhibition was organised in the Hocken Collections Library. It began on 20 May 2006 and was extended to 31 July 2006 and then extended to

War in the Pacific no holiday

Otago Daily Times 3 April 2012 When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941, New Zealanders realised the possibility of invasion was a real one. ….

Artists in uniform

Otago Daily Times 24 Aug 2017.

Gillian Vine looks at how three Dunedin artists, Russell Clarke, Maurice Conly and  Ralph Miller, recorded the life of NZ troops during WW2 in the Pacific …

The Drew Fire – videos

A series of four Youtube clips containing interviews and artwork from several USA war artists who worked in the Pacific in WW2  … Gives a perspective on how difficult it was to produce artwork in the theatre of war …

Ralph’s brother Roy Miller produced stained glass windows

Over three decades , 1950s , 1960s, 1970s, Ralph’s brother Roy produced more that 300 stained glass church windows – found all around New Zealand.