Zebra

These terracotta sculptures are two of a set of three, which Miller executed in the late 1920s at the Carl Street Studios. Derived from the same mold, Miller painted one black, one white, and one as a zebra. These sculptures are some of Miller's best medium-sized, three-dimensional pieces and demonstrate his prowess and relief casting, in order to create a freestanding sculpture. The whitehorse originally sat atop a wall at the Carl Street Studios, which once belonged to the family of Sol Kogen. Kogen's daughter, one day in the 1960s, discovered it had been removed by bandits, only to find it later had been sold and was proudly on display at the Charnley House at Astor Street. Fortunately, she eventually got the piece back.

Learn more about Edgar Miller’s sculptural works by visiting the lecture “Sculpture as Text” by Marin Sullivan archive page.