This is the first comprehensive exploration of artist Robert Winthrop Chanler. Chanler had one foot in fine art and another in decorative art, and his legacy of early American modern art includes an exuberant undersea mural on the swimming pool grotto ceiling of Miami's Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. The book includes essays that explore commissions and conservation, chronology and exhibition history, and it's all illustrated with new color photography. An important contribution to the world of modern art.