IRVING

See also:

• RAMSAY, ALLAN (1686-1758)
• RAMSAY, ALLAN (1713-1784)
• RAMSAY, ANDREW MICHAEL (1686-1743)
• RAMSAY, DAVID (1749—1815)
• RAMSAY, SIR WILLIAM (1852– )
• RAMSAY, SIR WILLIAM MITCHELL (185r– )

RAMSAY

See also:

• IRVING RAMSAY WILES (1861- )

WILES (1861- )  , American artist, was born at Utica, New . York, on the 8th of April 1861 . He studied under his father, the landscape painter, Lemuel Maynard Wiles (1826-1905), in the Art Students' League, New York, and under Carolus Duran, at Paris . His earlier work was as an illustrator for American magazines, and later he devoted himself with great success to portraiture . He became a full member of the National Academy of Design (1897) and a member of the American Water Color Society .