Recently Discovered Drawing

This recently discovered drawing from the garage of Mr. Miller's former Colorado Springs, Colorado home details the origins of his earliest furniture works and to his training. Analysis of the ink density has shown that the drawing was done in higher altitudes, and therefore could not be done in his previous home of Pennsylvania. The drawing has been dated between January 2000 and September 2000.

The ghost image in the front view has been determined to be bleed-through from the back of the paper. This isometric view, which was used before the advent of computer aid drafting systems, has led to great speculation that Mr. Miller was a classically trained engineer. The use of the front and side views led credence to this theory as artists of his time did not receive classical drafting training, and would draw a simple single view three dimensional representation.

The cross-hatching in the top drawing, however, has led to theories that the artist did not have extensive experience in his trade. The positive and negative spaces of the design would be completely apparent without the hatching to the experienced draftsman. An artist would employ shading to enhance the visualization of the drawing.

Popular opinion is that he received a broad education in both the arts and sciences. It is thought that he was involved in manufacturing some kind of wheeled vehicles, possibly bicycles. The popularity of using large diameter aluminum tubes for bicycles in the early to late 1990's could have been influential in his use of large section materials, as the chair below is a perfect example.