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Object Type: Letter and Envelope

155 Items

June 20, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing his trip to Augsburg and its industrial exposition in progress

December 12, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother relating that he has much to learn about painting

May 16, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his trip home around the end of July

December 20, 1891 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to his mother describing more of his trip to Italy, beginning with Naples and continuing with 26 pages of details

April 11, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing white ants, burrowing animals, foods, native customs and attire

September 19, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel describing Ackeley's hospitalization, request to paint landscape to be given to governor, and comments about Jansson and others in the party

December 29, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Leigh describing camp at Kebali and travel by car to Compala

May 24, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his stay in Venice

November 30, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding Meyer's withdrawal from painting school

June 28, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about possible publicity for his figure drawing, summer in Munich, and Hallweg going home

December 21, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding the new director at the Academy

June 8, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding dental work, weather, and Meyer trying to make up with him

August 1, 1926 | 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

April 27, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing the sights and sounds of Lucania [sic] Camp

September 26, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel regarding upcoming trip to Belgian Congo, painting at Lake Hannington and black-white relations

January 16, 1927 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Eldama Ravine, Kenya to Ethel describing his travels to Victoria Lake with car troubles and getting lost

June 4, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his trip to Venice

December 6, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother concerning skating and difficulty painting during holidays

July 5, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding suicide of King Ludwig II

December 28, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about writing to Uncle Alfred that he needed money