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Elwood J. [Woody] Miller, Artist, b. 5/28/1924 Allentown, PA. d. 1985 St. Louis County, Missouri.

His body of work includes hand pulled, limited edition etchings, acrylic paintings, & a few mixed media compositions. Woody moved to Missouri in the late 1940's where his subject matter was abandoned rural buildings, landscapes and rugged individuals that evoke days gone-by. With a few exceptions, his locations were either the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania or the Ozark mountains of Missouri. He also had a fondness for depicting the sea, boats, ships and seashells.

In 1940 Woody joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was assigned to the Pacific Area. After the war he studied under William Swallow, sculptor and Walter Emmerson Baum, painter. His works are housed in several private collections around the world. He died in middle age of Cancer.