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"Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle"
Replication from the Science and Industry Museum in Chicago

About The Etchings and Engravings by John Anthony Miller

The etchings and engravings shown on this website are representative of my skills as executed over the past 22 years. Each piece shown was rendered on 16 gauge copperplate and hand-printed by myself. Each etching or engraving is hand-numbered, hand-signed and titled in pencil beneath the image by myself. No photographic reduction was used in the production of the following image. Each print normally is not printed in an edition larger than 100 to 250 prints. Keep in mind that many of my prints have worn down and the images are no longer as crisp as they once were. This is the nature of original print making and hence the high value of original etchings and engraving. Some of the editions have sold out and are no longer available.

I have made some of my prints available as Giclée prints, which are high quality computer generated prints using archival inks and papers. These are also signed, titles and some are numbered.

You may click here to purchase a Giclée print of this engraving.

"Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle" image Information

Print type: Intaglio Engraving
Ink color: Burnt Sienna
Paper: Somerset Deluxe
Plate: 16 gauge copper
Number of prints in first state: Open 1982
State of print: Only one state exists.
Price: Inquire

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Images are ©John Anthony Miller 1981- 2005. If you wish to use any of my work for any purpose, please ask permission. Thank you. John Anthony Miller

This copperplate engraving was a special piece I did for the Chicago Science and Industry Museum in conjunction with Reminiscence in Miniature, Inc. in 1982 in conjunction with Reminiscence in Miniature, Inc. who was to do the majority of the marketing of the pieces. I depicts the huge magnificent doll house (or rather castle) housed there. It was a thrill when I walked into the gift shop and saw my work for sale there.

"Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle"

Further enlargement of this engraving. There are zodiacs on the balcony wall to the right. There are the elemental faces on the facing wall to the right (the three circular objects), Keep in mind the smallness of the piece. One mistake and the piece would be ruined. The banner at the bottom of the piece originally had "The Colleen Moore Fairy Castle: engraved into it. The museum did not like this, and I had to remove it. The copper was pushed out from the back and then leveled out on the front. A risky job. I will put up the first version as soon as I can. I made a few prints of before I made the correction.

To view a huge enlargement of this engraving, click here. It is large! I have tried to optimize the image and yet keep the detail. I think the wait will be worth it for you though. If not, then just use the "back" link on this page to go back to the previous page.

Please be patient (unless you have a fast connection and computer)