Portrait of Leslie W. Miller

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Portrait of Leslie W. Miller

1901

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

This portrait of teacher and critic Leslie W. Miller (1848–1931), principal of the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia (now The University of the Arts), was extremely well received and exhibited frequently after its completion. Miller felt honored by the painting—Eakins gave it to him—but he did object to the ordinariness of his clothing, which he said Eakins required him to wear. Of such informality, he wrote: "But all that is part of the Eakins hallmark and of course it cannot be spared. He was one of the great ones and I value the picture highly."

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Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Leslie W. Miller

Date:

1901

Artist:

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

7 feet 4 inches × 44 inches (223.5 × 111.8 cm) Frame: 8 feet 4 1/4 inches × 56 3/4 inches (254.6 × 144.1 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Martha Page Laughlin Seeler in memory of Edgar Viguers Seeler, 1932

Accession Number:

1932-13-1

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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