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Edgar Miller

Edgar Miller

American, 1899–1993

WA-00047649

Chicago

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James Edgar Miller (1899–1993) was an American designer, painter, craftsman, master woodcarver and one of the nation's foremost stained-glass designers. He could sculpt and draw, and he was considered a pioneer in the use of graphic art in advertising. In the 1920s, he was called "the blond boy Michelangelo"; in the 1930s, "a new luminary" by Architecture Magazine; in the 1940s, "one of the most versatile artists in America." By the 1950s, he was the go-to guy for some of the nation's most successful industrial designers.

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Artworks (17)

Chickens

1933 · Gouache with incising and fingerprints, on masonite, prepared with a white ground

50.9 × 60.9 cm (20 1/16 × 24 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diana Court Clerestory Window: Diana with Stag and Falcons

Diana Court Clerestory Window: Diana with Stag and Falcons

1929 · Glass panel, sandblasted and finished with acid etching

Approx.: 180.5 × 100.4 × 2 cm (49 3/8 × 39 1/8 × 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diana Court Clerestory Window: Diana with Bow and Arrows

Diana Court Clerestory Window: Diana with Bow and Arrows

1929 · Glass panel, sandblasted and finished with acid etching

Approx.: 180.5 × 100.4 × 2 cm (49 3/8 × 39 1/8 × 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mexicans Fighting

Mexicans Fighting

1924 · Etching in black on cream wove paper flecked with blue paint

Image/plate: 9.9 × 14.2 cm (3 15/16 × 5 5/8 in.); Sheet: 20.5 × 22.7 cm (8 1/8 × 8 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Circus Rider

1924 · Etching in black on tan Japanese paper

Image/plate: 8.1 × 9.9 cm (3 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 17 × 23 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Riverview

1924 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 14.2 × 10 cm (5 5/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 22 × 17.2 cm (8 11/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Six Men

1924 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 9.8 × 14.4 cm (3 7/8 × 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 17.6 × 21.8 cm (6 15/16 × 8 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man with Derby Hat

Man with Derby Hat

1922 · Etching in sepia on white wove paper

Image/plate: 10 × 8.1 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 24 × 15.5 cm (9 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man with Mustache

Man with Mustache

1922 · Etching in sepia on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 9.3 × 6.3 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/2 in.); Sheet: 20.9 × 17.3 cm (8 1/4 × 6 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head with halo

1921 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 7.6 × 5.9 cm (3 × 2 3/8 in.); Sheet: 20.1 × 12.7 cm (7 15/16 × 5 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Window with Bird Design

Window with Bird Design

1920 · Leaded glass

69 × 20 cm (27 1/4 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man with Glasses

Man with Glasses

1919 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 18 × 14.3 cm (7 1/8 × 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 30.5 × 25.8 cm (12 1/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head

1919 · Etching in sepia in cream wove paper

Image/plate: 9.9 × 8.2 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 24.7 × 20.2 cm (9 3/4 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man with Cap

1919 · Etching in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 10 × 8.2 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 20.4 × 25.4 cm (8 1/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Towers

1919 · Etching in black on white wove paper

Image/plate: 10 × 8.1 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 17.8 × 17 cm (7 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Fire Fantasy

1919 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 8.1 × 9.9 cm (3 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 15 × 25.8 cm (5 15/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Head

1919 · Etching in black on white wove paper

Image/plate: 10 × 8 cm (3 15/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheet: 15.3 × 14.5 cm (6 1/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Window with Bird Design (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Window with Bird Design (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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