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Object Type: Letter and Envelope

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his desire to visit Schleishiam and Paris William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2334 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel in New York regarding a fruitless hike up a mountain and the death and burial of Mr. Akeley William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2544.1-.3 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother reporting he is back in Munich as the weather in the mountains was so rainy William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2457-.1 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding trip to Venice and rail to Innsbruck, Brenner Pass, and Verona William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2149.1-.2 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding possibility of Academy fees doubling for foreign students William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2198 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding money, walk through countryside and proposed trip to Tyrol William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2221 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh in Nairobi, Kenya Colony to Ethel Traphagen Leigh, New York, reporting incidents on ship, arrival at Mombasa and Nairobi, and impressions of both cities William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2509 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his return to Munich and money received from Uncle Alfred William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2240.1-.2 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel describing Ackley's plan to join Eastman group while he goes to Lake Nevosha William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2527 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding walk out to Schlieshian comparing it with Chiemsee and Gestalt for art subjects William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2335 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel regarding his painting of two active volcanos near a lake and cautioning her not to mention Mr. Akeley's death yet William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2545 ink on paper
Letter from Leigh to his mother mentioning an artist he admires, Carl Mar who will be exhibiting a large painting William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2458-.1 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding return to Munich and the Academy opening William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2150.1-.4 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding difficulty sketching, painting, and swimming in Chiemsee weather William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2199 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about end of term and upcoming trip to Tyrol William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2222-.1 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagen Leigh describing visit of Aga Khan and with Kline, trip to escarpment of Rift Valley, and observation of Indian-Black tensions William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2510 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding money received from Corcoran William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2317-.1 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel describing bout with Malaria, colors in his study of Mt. Kenya, and descriptions of two villages William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2528 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding visit to Chiemsee and laying out a landscape William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2336 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel regarding being too trusting of Jansson due to his immaturity, and describing the weather William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2519.1-.3 ink on paper