Chicago's forgotten Renaissance man
- December 14, 2009 12:17
If you want to see a work of art by Edgar Miller, you basically have to go to Chicago where the masterpieces he built reside. Richard Cahan and Michael Williams have made it easier; their new book, Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home showcases the incredibly original style of this 1920s-30s painter-sculptor-woodcarver-printer-ironsmith-mosaic artist, etc. There are traces of deco and art nouveau, frontier folk art, medieval art, and even fauvism -- as well as a strong Native American influence.