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Object Type: Letter and Envelope

156 Items

April 6, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about end of term and upcoming trip to Tyrol

October 27, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding money received from Corcoran

April 3, 1887 | 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

June 30, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother mentioning an artist he admires, Carl Mar who will be exhibiting a large painting

April 3, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing living conditions and complaints of new laws

August 8, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel describing Rockwell's buffalo specimens, views on Africa and white development, and racial issues

November 27, 1926 | 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

April 26, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding account of trip to Innsbruck and Brenner Pass

September 16, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother from Chiemsee and enclosing two sketches

April 12, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding start of Easter trip and others' plans

November 21, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about selling three drawings to an American

April 17, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding visit to Chiemsee and laying out a landscape

July 7, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh sending warning to his mother regarding his employment with Professor Braun who has not followed through on his promises

April 10, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh containing several personal preferences

August 17, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel describing daily diet, filming spearmen, and spearing techniques

December 7 - 12, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel describing the jungle plants, adventures with wild animals and his pride in having Mr. Akeley trust him with painting the African trip

May 5, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing trip from Brenner Pass to Verona

September 20, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about dance and steamboat trip

May 30, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing walking trip in mountains visiting Gerlos, Zel, Mayenhopfer, Fugen, and Jinbach in Siller area, and Schensee

November 28, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his thirty nature heads, of which, only five have not been sold or given away