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Excerpt from The Claims of Industrial Art: Considered With Reference to Certain Prevalent Tendencies in Education; An Address by Leslie W. Miller, Principal of the School of Industrial Art of the Pennsylvania Museum, Before the Philobiblon Club of Philadelphia, February 27, 1908 To how many of us, even now, who are attracted by that magic word, art does not the notion come at once that here is the most exclusive, and exceptional, of human things; the thing, that is, which only the smallest possible remnant can reasonably be ex pected to know anything about, and in the actual practice of which only a minute fraction even of this remnant can hope to succeed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from The Essentials of Perspective: With Illustrations Drawn by the Author The reader who cares to go farther in the scientific study of perspective than I have attempted to lead him will find Modern Perspective, by Professor W. R. Ware, of Columbia College, the best book for his purpose. Mr. Ware was my teacher, and I have to thank him for the most that I know about the subject; and I am sure his work remains the most masterly and thorough presentation of it which has yet been made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from The Relation of the Trade School to the Public School: An Address by Leslie W. Miller, Delivered at the Apprenticeship Festival of the School of Printing, North End Union Boston, November Twenty-Second, Nineteen Hundred and Seven Obody needs to be told that the demand for skilled workmen is greater than the supply, that the number of boys who learn trades is much smaller than it used to be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Leslie William Miller was born on August 5, 1848, in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was the son of Nathan and Hannah (Works) Miller. He was a descendant of James Miller, a Scotsman, who was admitted to the First Church, Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1676, and made a freeman in 1677. His grandson, Isaac, laid out the town of Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont.
Leslie went to work in his father's harness shop at the age of twelve, but continued his education by reading and study, acquiring a good knowledge of Latin and other high-school subjects. He enrolled in the first classes held in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and in 1875 graduated from the Massachusetts Normal Art School.
Miller's early interest in art manifested itself in spirited drawings with which he decorated the pages of his textbooks. Upon attaining his majority, he found work in a japanning factory in Orange, Massachusetts, where he painted baby carriages and decorated sewing machines. This occupation marked the turning point in his career, and he soon went to Boston where he could work during the day and attend drawing school at night. His original intention was to devote himself to portrait painting and he did some excellent work in this field, but circumstances drew him into teaching. While still pursuing his studies he became connected with the Boston schools, and later was an instructor in the Salem Normal School and in Adams Academy, Quincy. In 1879 he joined the staff of the Summer Institute, Martha's Vineyard, as a teacher of painting. In Boston, he had been closely associated with Walter Smith who had come from London to start a school of industrial art under the auspices of the state of Massachusetts. In 1880 the trustees of the School of Industrial Art, Philadelphia, established four years before, asked Smith to name someone who could reorganize the institution along broader lines and Smith recommended Miller. In the fall of 1880, he took charge of the school, which then had but a handful of students and little equipment. During the forty years, he was at its head, it became one of the leading institutions in its field, and he left it with a faculty of forty and some thirteen hundred students. After his retirement in 1920, he made his home on Martha's Vineyard Island. Here before the fireplace of his home hidden among the pine trees, surrounded by his books and his pictures, he spent his last days, maintaining his interest in public affairs and his genial, philosophic spirit to the end. He died in his eighty-third year, survived by two sons, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven.
Miller made occasional contributions to periodicals and in 1887 published The Essentials of Perspective. His enthusiasm not only for industrial but also for municipal art led him to assume leadership in various city organizations. He was a member of the Municipal Art Jury of Philadelphia from the time of its organization in 1912 until his retirement in 1920, serving as its secretary during its formative period and thereafter as vice-president, By addresses, articles, and personal labors he furthered many of the important improvements effected in the municipality during his long residence there. He was secretary of the Fairmount Park Association from 1900 to 1920, and "the present Fairmount Parkway and the improvements on the banks of the Schuylkill are in large measure a monument to his devotion to the cause of civic betterment". For fourteen years, he was secretary of the Art Club of Philadelphia, of which he was one of the founders and for twelve years its vice-president. In 1899, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society and was long one of its curators. The Art Club of Philadelphia awarded him, in 1920, its gold medal for "distinguished services, " and the University of Pennsylvania, the unusual degree of doctor of fine arts.
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a member of the Municipal Art Jury of Philadelphia, a member of the American Philosophical Society
On October 29, 1874, Miller married Maria Persons of Boston.
