Background
Millett, George Van was born on April 5, 1864 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry Shirley and Elizabeth M. (Ferguson) Millett.
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Oil Painting
Dachau, Germaany, 1895
(G. V. Millett first attended the Royal Academy in Munich,...)
G. V. Millett first attended the Royal Academy in Munich, Bavaria in 1886. Eight years later, he returned to the Royal Academy in Munich, in October, 1894, returning by January 1896 when he helped found the Kansas City Art Club. Millett kept corresponded from Munich through the Kansas City Star and Times regarding the establishment of an Art Hall in the new Library building.
1895
George Van Millett
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Student Cincinnati Art School, 1884-1885, Royal Academy Fine Arts, Munich, Germany, 1886-1890.
Career
Specialized in portraits and Missouri interiors with figures. Restorer of valuable oil paintings. Artist for Kansas City Board of Education.
Achievements
Works
Oil Painting
Membership
Member Kansas City Art Commission. Mason (32 degree, Shriner).
Connections
Married Mary Mimms McKee, July 19, 1899. Children: Mistress Elizabeth M. Robinson, George Van, Junior.
