Cahan, Richard.

Edgar Miller and the handmade home : Chicago's forgotten Renaissance man / Chicago's forgotten Renaissance man Richard Cahan, Michael Williams ; photographs by Alexander Vertikoff. - 1st ed. - Chicago : CityFiles Press, ©2009. - 391 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 391) and index.

Edgar Miller's Chicago--and mine -- Chicago's forgotten Renaissance man -- The handmade homes -- The handmade tradition -- Back story.

In a technological age, Miller embraced old-world skills with strong hands toughened by a lifetime of work. His genius reached its apex in four "fully realized artistic studios" that he built on Chicago's North Side in the 1920s and 30s. He marked almost every inch of the studios with daring and surprise

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Miller, Edgar, 1899-1993.
Miller, Edgar, 1899-1993.


1900-1999


Interior architecture--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Interior decoration--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Architecture, Domestic--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Architecture intérieure--Illinois--Chicago--20e siècle.
Décoration intérieure--Illinois--Chicago--20e siècle.
Architecture, Domestic.
Buildings.
Interior architecture.
Interior decoration.


Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Illinois--Chicago.


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