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Ellie Stein
The late Ellie Stein, a multi-talented artist, was one of the
masterminds behind the revitalization of "Lincoln Road" in Miami
Beach, Florida during the mid-1980s. Lincoln Road Mall, which
stretches almost a mile from Miami Beach to Biscayne Bay, has been an
inspired center for the arts since its inception in 1914. Stein
opened her studio in 1985 featuring her work in watercolor, fine
colored pencil and graphite sketches.
Stein was one of the first juried members of the original South
Florida Art Center. As the center grew, she turned her vision and
focus to local color and ceramics. She created bas-relief tiles and
murals that would eventually win her several Art in Public Places
commissions, including an outdoor mural for the University of Florida
Agricultural Research Station in Homestead. She also carved tiles for
the exterior facade of Orlando's City Hall. Her murals were largely
based on tropical motifs featuring Florida and Caribbean plants,
birds and fish. She created an underwater fantasy for Divi Resorts in
Aruba and the Holiday Inn in North Miami Beach; an orchid motif for
Gulfstream Race Track; donor tiles for the entry of the Art Center/
South Florida; and murals for various cruise ships of the Royal
Caribbean Line along with numerous private commissions.
Information provided by Anabelle de Gale, staff writer for The
Herald, Miami, Florida.
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