Wayne F. Miller
Afternoon game at table, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 12,5 x 9,8 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 12,5 x 9,8 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Williard Motley, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 12,5 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 12,5 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Railroad Maintenance Man, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 12,8 x 9,9 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 12,8 x 9,9 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Neighborhood Tavern, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 11,9 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 11,9 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Simple, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 10,3 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 10,3 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Chicago's Southside, 1946-48
Gelatin silver print, printed later
Image: 10 x 12 inches inches
Print: 11 x 14 inches
Signed by the artist
Image: 10 x 12 inches inches
Print: 11 x 14 inches
Signed by the artist
Morning, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 11,1 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 11,1 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Lena Horne, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 12,6 x 9,7 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 12,6 x 9,7 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Mourners, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 12,7 x 9,9 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 12,7 x 9,9 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Tuesday Afternoon on Halsted Street, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 12 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 12 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Gwendolyn Brooks, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 10,5 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 10,5 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Dunbar vs Phillips, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 10,6 x 9,9 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 10,6 x 9,9 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Maxwell Street Blues, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 12,5 x 9,6 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 12,5 x 9,6 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Duke Ellington, 1946-1948
Pigment print made under the artist's control
Image: 10,9 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Image: 10,9 x 10 inches
Print: 14 x 10,6 inches
Signed in pencil by artist
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
1. Morning
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
2. Maxwell Street Blues
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
3. Young Man with a Valise
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
4. Condemned Apartment
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
5. Wagon Wheels
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
6. Dunbar vs Phillips
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
7. Through a Bedroom Window
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
8. Prescriptions
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
9. Candle House
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
10. Strike Captain
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
11. The Alley
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12. Emergency Room
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
13. Afternoon Game at Table 2
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
14. Gwendolyn Brooks
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
15. Tuesday Afternoon on Halsted Street
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
16. Mourners
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
17. "Simple"
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
18. Jazz Ensemble
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
19. Eddie Nichols Gymnasium
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
20. Lena Horne
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
21. Willard Motley
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
22. Duke Ellington
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
23. Railroad Car Maintenance Man
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
24. Neighborhood Tavern
Bronzeville, 1946-1948
Portfolio made of twenty-five prints and a book titled "Chicago's South Side 1946-48", published by Stephen Daiter
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
12 x 16 inches
Each print is signed by the artist on verso
Archival pigment prints
25. Father and Son
Presentation
Born in Chicago, Wayne Miller studied banking at the University of Illinois, Urbana, while working part-time as a photographer. He went on to study photography at the Art Center School of Los Angeles from 1941 to 1942.
Miller served in the United States Navy, where he was assigned to Edward Steichen's Naval Aviation Unit. After the war he settled in Chicago and worked as a freelancer. In 1946-48, he won two consecutive Guggenheim Fellowships and photographed African-Americans in the northern states.
Miller taught photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago, then in 1949 moved to Orinda, California, and worked for Life until 1953. For the next two years he was Edward Steichen's assistant on the Museum of Modern Art's historic exhibit, The Family of Man. A long-time member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers, he was named its chairman in the summer of 1954. He became a member of Magnum Photos in 1958, and served as its president from 1962 to 1966. His ambition throughout this period was, in his words, to 'photograph mankind and explain man to man'.
Having been active in environmental causes since the 1960s, Miller then went to work with the National Park Service. He joined the Corporation of Public Broadcasting as executive director of the Public Broadcasting Environmental Center in 1970. After he retired from professional photography in 1975 he devoted himself to protection of California's forests. Along the way, Miller co-authored A Baby's First Year with Dr Benjamin Spock, and wrote his own book, The World is Young.
Wayne passed away on May 22nd, 2013.
Press
Exhibitions
Les coups de coeur de l'équipe
Group show
June 20 - July 27 2019
Black Chicago
Group show
October 28 2017 - January 13 2018
Portfolios #4
Group show
December 7 2016 - January 14 2017
MAD #2
Group show
September 30 - October 2 2016
News
Chicago: The Black Migration North, 1949-1950
September 11 - November 9 2019