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.
100x100_c.jpg "NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE DAWN (Bleue), circa 1993 painted polyester on metal base 55.51 x 45.51 x 25 in. 141 x 115.6 x 63.5 cm.")
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
