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FRANK MILLERAA COMING EVENTS

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THE HAND PAINTED MURALS HAVE BEEN A MILLER THEATRE ICON FOR 65 YEARS. REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE YOU FREQUENTED THE MILLER, EVERYONE ALWAYS REMEMBERS "THOSE DANCING MURALS".

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ABOVE IS A COPY OF A TELEGRAM SENT TO ARTIST, PAUL SIMONE, FROM THE MILLER THEATRE ARCHITECT, ROY BENJAMIN, INFORMING HIM OF THE DETAILS FOR THE ARTWORK. THE COST FOR BOTH MURALS WAS $450.00 AND THE ARTIST WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS TRAVEL AND LIVING EXPENSES. THIS DOCUMENT WAS FOUND IN THE RAFTERS OF THE MILLER THEATRE DURING CLEANUP AND RESTORATION.

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IN 1939, PAUL SIMONE PAINTED THE ABOVE MURAL IN THE LOBBY OF THE COLONY HOTEL, SOUTH BEACH FLORIDA.

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