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<p><P>Embracing old-world skills in a technological age, Edgar Miller was Chicago&#8217;s last Renaissance artist. He was a fine painter, a master wood carver, and one of the nation&#8217;s foremost stained glass designers. He could sculpt, draw hunting portraits, and was considered a pioneer in the use of graphic art in modern advertising. His artistic genius came together in four artistic studios he built on Chicago&#8217;s north side in the 1920s and 1930s. He touched almost every inch of the studios with daring and surprise. He took rustic brick, crude stone, salvaged tile, found glass, steel, and wood, then &#8220;Edgarized&#8221; the homes with stained glass windows, frescos, murals, tile work, and wood carving. This collection contains over 400 images of the homes, which remarkably remain intact today.</p><h3>Library Journal</h3><p>Although Edgar Miller (1899&ndash;1993) designed and created interiors, exteriors, and ornamentation for buildings such as the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck and the Pierre Hotel in New York, most of his work was done in and around Chicago&#58; murals for Marshall Field's, the 885 Club, and the Northwest Air Ticket office; stone carvings f

Author

Richard Cahan; Michael Williams; Alexander Vertikoff

Publisher

Chicago: CityFiles Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780978545055

Subjects

Art, Arts

Rating

5 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14