 In 1934 she began taking a life drawing class under artist George Grosz.An opportunity to study under Grosz appealed to her due to his leftist ideologies and technical innovations.Despite disappointment in Grosz's political weariness, Milius found influence in Grosz's class trips to the Hooverville shantytowns, where Milius and her classmates documented the plight of the homeless during the Great Depression.