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Miniature art or painting in little is a genre that focuses on art (especially painting, engraving and sculpture) with a long history that dates back to the scribes of the medieval ages. Miniature art societies, such as the World Federation of Miniaturists (WFM), provide applicable definitions of the term.^[1] An often-used definition is that a piece of miniature art can be held in the palm of the hand, or that it covers less than 25 square inches or 100 cm². Subjects are depicted in 1/6 actual size, and in all paintings the spirit of miniaturisation should be maintained.

Miniature art has been made for over 1000 years and is prized by collectors. The U.S. White House, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Astolat Dollhouse Castle, and museums around the world have collections of miniature paintings, drawings, original prints and etchings, and sculpture.^{[citation needed]}

Artists of the miniature art genre

Artists known for working in miniature include:

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  Margaret Hicks (US)


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  Jonty Hurwitz (UK, South Africa)^[2]
  


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  Karen Latham (US)


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  Willard M. Mitchell (Canada)


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  Henry Saxon (UK)


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  Suvigya Sharma (India)


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  Magda Szabo (Canada)


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  Narcissa Niblack Thorne (US)


• Members of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
  

See also

References

Further reading

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  Burton, Sue (1995). The Techniques of Painting Miniatures. B.T. Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-7459-9.
  


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  Coombs, Katherine (1998). The Portrait Miniature in England. V&A Publications. ISBN 1-85177-206-5.
  


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  Foskett, Daphne (1987). Miniatures Dictionary and Guide. The Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. ISBN 1-85149-063-9.
  


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  Frank, Robin Jaffee (2000). Love and Loss American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures. Yale University Art Gallery. ISBN 0-300-08724-1.
  


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  Historic and Contemporary Miniature Artists (1994). Timeless Treasures (DVD). The Miniature Art Society of Florida.
  


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  Hughes, Johnson (1994). How to Paint Miniatures. Quintet Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7858-0029-8.
  


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  Johnson, Dale T. (1990). American Portrait Miniatures, In The Manney Collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0-87099-597-9.
  


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  Livermann, Petryszak (2000). Catalogue of the Miniature Collection. The Miniature Art Society of Florida.
  


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  Mundy, Bill (2005). Portrait Miniatures. William P. Mundy. ISBN 0-9550017-0-6.
  


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  Murdoch, John (1981). The English Miniature. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-02778-8.
  


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  Phillips, Arturi (2012). Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970. Portrait Miniature Club. ISBN 978-2-9536625-1-1.
  


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  Reynolds, Graham (1998). British Portrait Miniatures. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-59202-X.
  


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  Siegrist, Wes (2010). Modern Masters of Miniature Art in America. Wes Siegrist. ISBN 978-0-9821278-3-4.
  


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  Willies, Joan Cornish (1995). Miniature Painting. Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN 0-8230-2979-4.
  


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  Wood, Elizabeth Davies (1989). Painting Miniatures. A&C Black Ltd. ISBN 0-8230-3717-7.