Posted: 01/28/2013

Women in Design: Landmark Moments - 50fb139296473-mcmillen2.png - 2013-01-19 21:43:47 UTC
1923 Eleanor Brown McMillen founds the firm McMillen, which still exists today under the leadership of Betty Sherrill. Brown, who had worked for Elsie Cobb Wilson, was known for her love of many different decorative styles, according to Mark Hampton, who worked for her for five years. Among her top commissions was the design of Lyndon Johnson’s private White House quarters. Her clients have included Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford 2d. She went to Parsons and would only hire Parsons graduates.
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