Irving Ramsey Wiles; Ada May Weeks 02 Works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #44

Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861 – 1948)

Ada May Weeks

Oil on canvas

Height of 35-3/8″ with Width of 27-1/2″

Private collection

Versatile dancer of the stage and screen, Ada-May (Ada May Weeks) first headlined on Broadway in the 1924 musical “Lollipop.” A native of Long Island, she danced in public at age five, and by high school had mastered ballroom, ballet, tap, and “aesthetic” (modern) dance. At age fourteen, she understudied Marilyn Miller in “Around the World” and worked as a solo dancer for Ziegfeld in the Midnight Frolic. Ada-May discovered a talent for comedy and quickly adapted to speaking parts, playing effectively in minor roles in “Fancy Free,” “Listen Lester,” and “Jim Jam Jems.” In 1927 she played a lead role in “Rio Rita,” the musical hit that opened the new Ziegfeld Theater. More on Ada-May

Irving Ramsey Wiles (April 8, 1861 – July 29, 1948) was an American artist, born in Utica, New York. He was educated at the Sedgwick Institute in Great Barrington, and learned the basics of painting from his father, Lemuel M. Wiles (1826–1905), who focused primarily on landscapes. From 1879 to 1881 he studied in the Art Students League of New York under James Carroll Beckwith and William Merritt Chase, and later in Paris under Carolus-Duran.

In his early years, he worked as an illustrator for American magazines, and later he devoted himself with great success to portraiture. He was a member of the Society of American Artists, which prefaced his 1897 election into the National Academy of Design as an associate. Wiles was also a member of the American Water Color Society. More on Irving Ramsey Wiles

Ada May (1896–1978)

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