Monday, August 03, 2009

More R.A.'s


Elaine Tarkenton responded to our request for R.A. Miller images, sending us prints in the mail and the following letter:
Enclosed please find photos of my R.A. Miller works. As an art consultant to corporations in Atlanta in the 80’s, I visited with many of the folk artists in North Georgia. I purchased several flags and whirligigs – many I’ve given to children and grandchildren.
In 1995 chairing the gala benefit for the Alliance Theatre’s Cotton Patch, we chose Howard Finster’s painting for our cover photo, and on gala night, the atrium of the Woodruff Arts Center was filled with R.A. Miller’s delightful whirligigs – a different one on each table surrounded by an array of flowers. The whirligigs added strong color, fun, movement, fantasy to the festive evening that followed a special production of Tom Key in “Cotton Patch Gospel.”
I hope to join you on the evening of August 15th.
We've uploaded her images and most of this letter to the Flickr page for R.A. Miller images. Won't you send us yours to add?

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