Cyril Miles, the aunt of Los Angeles copywriter Scott Silverman, was a Detroit painter, collagist, poet and teacher. A student of Sarkis Sarkisian at Detroit’s Cranbrook Academy and a teacher at both the Detroit Institute of Arts and Highland Park Community College, her work was inspired by a global view of folk cultures, making constant reference to life’s universals, the things that connect us all. Starting out in a job wherein she painted cookie jars for twelve cents a piece, her work is now in the collections of many private corporations and museums. Deeply moved by African Art, like Picasso she took an abstract approach and often rendered the human form in geometrics. At a celebrated Mexican festival, her work was exhibited alongside the Cubist master’s. For a time, she owned and operated Cyril’s Studio Gallery in Detroit.

Cyril (Aronson) Miles’ “1776” assemblage for the country’s bicentennial celebration is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian. Leveraging her vast knowledge of masks and other tribal art she published “The African Art Coloring Book” and later assisted in the production of “The Hebrew Alphabet Coloring Book.” Cyril Miles won numerous arts awards throughout her career (a more exhaustive listing is in the works), including First Prize at a Michigan Watercolor Exhibition and a Wayne State Arts Achievement Award.

The “world’s wackiest wall,” a fully automated, dimensional installation she created with husband and conspirator Arnold Miles was featured in The Detroit Free Press and induced awe in all who came to visit their museum-like home. The Happenings they staged together in the Sixties were produced to the delight of Metropolitan Detroit’s creative community. Humanitarians of exemplary tenacity, energy and generosity, the couple influenced the lives of hundreds. As Cultural Coordinator for Detroit’s International Institute, Cyril Miles’ installations provided an exciting, informative celebration of the city’s multiethnic heritage. Together, Cyril and Arnold opened their Palmer Park home to dozens of visiting dignitaries and foreign travelers.

To comment or add to this woefully inadequate biography and/or to submit your photographs of Cyril’s work, to share stories or just to say hello, please drop a note to scott@seetheportfolio.com.

 

 


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