Kathleen Murphy Skolnik is an architectural historian who received her Master of Arts degree in art history from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her thesis applied the sensationalist theory outlined in The Genius of Architecture, a little-known eighteenth century treatise written by French architect and theorist Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières, to the John Soane House and Museum in London. Her more recent research, however, has focused on art and architecture of the twentieth century. She is the author of the building descriptions in The Architecture of Harry Weese (Norton, 2010) by Robert Bruegmann, an examination of the life and career of the talented Chicago-based twentieth century modernist who designed the Washington, D.C. Metro. More recently, she collaborated with Catherine Coleman Brawer on The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière (Monfried Editions, 2014), the first in-depth exploration of an American artist who pioneered the decorative approach to modernism known today as Art Deco and helped to revolutionize twentieth century architectural decoration. She teaches art history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, serves as the editor of the Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine, has contributed to the Chicago Architects Oral History Project of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has written and lectured extensively on Art Deco-related topics. Her current research interests include architectural iconographer Hartley Burr Alexander, muralist Pierre Bourdelle, and the Art Deco architecture of Camaguey, Cuba. Her website and blog, www.kmskolnik.com, contain more information about the forthcoming book on Meière as well as other interests and projects.