TitleGladys Wiles in a Leopard Coat (The Leopard Coat)
Artist
Irving Ramsay Wiles
(1861-1948)
Date1915
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 60 × 38 3/8 in.
Framed: 64 1/2 × 42 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.
SignedSigned lower left: "Irving R. Wiles/1915"
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Gift of the estate of Gladys Wiles Jepson, 1985
Object number1985.60
Label TextAmong the alternative titles under which this portrait of the artist's daughter has been exhibited are "Miss Gladys Wiles," "Gladys in Evening Dress," "Portrait of the Artist's Daughter in Evening Dress," and "Portrait of Mrs. William R. Jepson." It is one of many stylish depictions of the daughter by the father.Note: Documentary evidence indicates that "The Leopard Coat" was exhibited at Knoedler's Gallery, NYC, and at the State Fair of Texas, Dallas.
