Henry Miller’s paintings are prolific images of color and childlike artistry, however he is best known for his work as a writer. In fact Miller and Ernest Hemingway are considered by some to be the two most significant writers in twentieth-century American literature. Miller was once noted as saying "When I write, I work", "but when I paint, I play". Miller has had more than sixty international exhibitions. His artwork can be found in museums and private collections throughout Japan, Europe and the United States. Although he is regarded as one of the world's most notable authors, he will most likely be remembered more so as an artist. Miller's wife Lepska was once quoted as saying "his paintings have withstood the test of time". Seven years before Miller published the Tropic of Cancer he had his first watercolor painting exhibition, but his acclaim as an author surpassed his prominence as an artist. The Centennial Collection of Henry Miller Prints pays tribute to his passing and continues to serve as a remembrance of a great American artist whose essence continues to live on.