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<br />ALFRED MILLER <br />In 1878 Mr. DANIEL KOTZ ifted one of his best heavy oils to ALFRED MILLER titled, “The <br />Coming Storm” who had aided him in his early struggles. That painting, another of Kotz’s <br />masterpieces, is also currently unaccounted for. <br /> <br />JAMES OLIVER COMMISSIONED DANIEL KOTZ <br />In 1880 Daniel Kotz was commissioned to paint a picture for James Oliver, the man who <br />invented and manufactured the chilled plow in South Bend. The subject was of the original <br />cabin James Oliver and his wife had purchased for $12.00 when they first settled in the <br />area. The painting was presented to James Oliver by Alfred Miller, founder of the South <br />Bend Tribune, and hung proudly in the parlor of the first James Oliver mansion where <br />Central High School was located and which is now known as the Historic Lofts . This <br />incredible and giant masterpiece, painted in 1881, can still be viewed at the History <br />Museum of South Bend by special request of the museum’s curators.