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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
"The Most Tragic Blunder on Record" William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8520.11
Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel from camp at Kagio regarding buffalo group site American 3867.2524
Magazine-quality black and white photos of two paintings by Leigh, "The Top of Mt. Mikeno, Africa" and "An African Tree Without a Name" American 4310.7875 ink on glossy card stock
Caption for Leigh's painting "Waterpockets" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2373a-c ink on paper
Essay on 1938 current world affairs and religion William Robinson Leigh American 4017.8437.25-32 pencil on paper
Newspaper article from "The Milwaukee Journal", "Artist Who Worked with Carl Akeley on African Trips Has One Man Show" with drawing "Lion Hunt" by William R. Leigh American 4127.760.3-.4
A review of "Buffalo Drive", a painting by William R. Leigh Berkeley Williams, Jr. American 4027.8520.27
Envelope associated with letter 3876.2458 William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2461
"There grew two roses side by side" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2486a-e ink on paper
Tract and advertisement for "The False 'Shakespeare Epitaph" American 5327.536.1-.2 ink on paper
Newspaper article from "Parade" about William R. Leigh and his art with photo of his painting "A Humdinger" American 4127.760.46
Time magazine cover American 5017.4378-.1
"Scribner's Magazine" containing Leigh's "The Coward" American 5027.4363
"The Black Buffalo" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.381-.1 pencil on paper
"An American Artist's Tribute to Ireland" American 5327.538.1-.2 ink on paper
Newspaper clipping from Union Leader in Manchester, NH, "Genuine Americana" regarding Leigh's western artwork American 4117.763.15
"When I Was Four" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2491
Article and photo of William R. Leigh's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" on display at the Old North Church in Boston American 5027.4369 ink on paper
New release from Grand Central Art Galleries, "William R. Leigh, Last Great Painter of the Old West, Opens Large Exhibition of New Paintings" American 5327.279.10
Clipping from Christmas News Leader "He Makes the West Live" American 4127.756