caption death_date death_place birth_place training nationality field birth_date image article_title name
lilian may miller , passport photo , 1918 11 january 1943 san francisco , united states tokyo , japan kano shimada bokusen tomonobu -lrb- kanō school , tokyo -rrb- , american drawing woodblock printing , poetry , painting , watercolor painting , printmaking , 20 july 1895 lilian may miller passport photo 1918.jpg lilian may miller
 lilian may miller
lilian may miller

lilian may miller -lrb- july 20 , 1895 - january 11 , 1943 -rrb- was an american painter , woodblock printmaker and poet born in tokyo , japan .
in the world of art she marked her place with imagery , while she attended presentations in traditional kimonos , and signed her paintings with a monogram .
she practiced oil painting , watercolor painting , book illustrations , photography , and printing .
trained in japan in traditional painting styles and techniques , lilian may miller created lyrical sketches , ink paintings and woodblock prints representing people and landscapes from japan and korea , the countries where she spent most of her life .
