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Mildred Mcmillen
The Architect of Shadows: The Life and Legacy of Mildred McMillen In the bustling, industrial heart of Chicago’s Progressive Era, a period defined by rapid change and a burgeoning fascination with the American identity, Mildred McMillen began to forge a visual language that would forever alter the landscape of American printmaking. Born in 1884, McMillen possessed an innate capacity for observation, a gift nurtured during her formative
years at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Between 1906 and 1913, she immersed herself in the rigorous academic traditions of her home city, developing a foundational strength that would later allow her to strip away the superfluous and find the profound within the mundane. It was during these years that she formed a life-altering bond with fellow artist Ada Gilmore, a partnership that would become one of the most significan…
