# @mdhistory on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CaHuj56u4zx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11419585-mdhistory-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/d1eaaf1b1e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-02-18T13:43:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) (@mdhistory) — https://gondola.cc/mdhistory

## Caption

Happy Tom Miller Day! 

Originally declared by Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke in 1995,  February 18 honors the life and artwork of Tom Miller (1945-2000), a Baltimorean artist best known for his "Afro-Deco" painted furniture. Miller's work explores history and race through color, whimsy, wit, and design. 

Many thanks to @miba.online for spearheading the second annual Tom Miller Week and Mapping Tom Miller across the city. Follow them for a complete list of where to see Miller's work! 

#TomMiller #AfroDeco #ArtDeco #Baltimore #MyBMore #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #Murals #Maryland #MIBA #MarylandInstituteBlackArchives #BlackArchives

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Image 1: Summer in Baltimore, Tom Patton Miller (1945-2000), acrylic painting on hollow-core wood panels, 1993. Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, BCLM-1993.2.7.1 

Images 2 & 3: A Bird in Hand is Worth Two in the Bush, Tom Patton Miller (1945-2000), wood, acrylic paint, metal, 1995. Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, BCLM-2004.1.1.a,b

Image 4: Mayor Kurt Schmoke and Tom Miller, photograph by Joseph Kohl (1957-2002), c. 1988. Maryland Center for History and Culture, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Joseph Kohl Photograph Collection, PP284.25.4

Image 5: "Can a Coal Scuttle Fly" by Tom Miller. Available to purchase in the MCHC Museum Store.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) | @mdhistory | https://gondola.cc/mdhistory | Social Media Intern |
| Jasmine Mendez-Paredes | @jmendezp7 | https://gondola.cc/jmendezp7 | Social Media Intern |

## Tags

blackarchives, miba, mybmore, murals, maryland, bhm, artdeco, marylandinstituteblackarchives, tommiller, afrodeco, blackhistorymonth, baltimore

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