Lew Miller Ohio Artist Drawing Girl with Hat Start Price USD 99.00 Current Price USD 99.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 250.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Sidney, OH See more about 'Lew Miller Ohio Artist Drawing Girl with Hat' Description Girl with Hat It looks like a Charcoal drawing. Artist: Lew Miller (Van Wert, Ohio), early 1900's Original artwork, very nice piece. Frame: 22 1/4" x 18 1/4" Oak frame History: Lew Miller  (Artist) was a very good friend of Charles Wassenburg of Van Wert. He taught Charles how to draw and paint. (please read below) Charles "Carl" Wassenberg was born in Canal Dover, Ohio, on Feb. 13, 1875.  He came to Van Wert with his parents as a young boy.  He married Vera Woodruff, the daughter of a wealthy family.  Wassenberg's first business venture was with Charles Balyeat; the two men established the B & W Clothing Store on East Main Street across from the Courthouse.  In 1930, Wassenberg became interested in growing peonies.  He sold his share in the clothing business so he could devote all his time to peony farming.               His first peony garden was behind his residence at 643 S. Washington Street.  During the flowering season, in early June, it was visited by thousands of people.  He expanded the garden to two acres of land between Washington and Elm Streets, using a barn located there to store and package peony tubers for shipment throughout the United States and to foreign countries.               It eventually became necessary for him to move the garden to a farm on East Lincoln Highway; the peony and iris plants there covered 30 acres.  In 1937, Wassenberg served as President of the National Peony Society.               At the same time that his peony business was expanding, he found an entirely different activity � something that he and Vera could both enjoy.  Their friend, Lew Miller, an artist, invited them to join a group that met at Miller's studio at 745 S. Washington St. to draw and paint, and take art lessons from Miller.  This group soon outgrew Miller's studio.  They moved to the YMCA, where they held their first painting session on Oct. 19, 1945.  The group was first known as the YMCA Art Club, and then changed its name to the Van Wert Art Club.  Charles and Vera Wassenberg and Lew and Edna Miller were enthusiastic participants.    Happy Bidding!!!!!     Place a Bid!