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Object Type: Letter and Envelope

156 Items

April 22, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing climate, the Wakomba tribe and their lifestyle

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 25 - 28, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel describing their travel to a new camp, an attack of man by an elephant, the terrain of lake country, and asks "what is the purpose of life"

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 28, 1886 | ink on paper

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

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

November 8, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding Paul Hallwig's [sic] return and Leigh being low on money

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

December 29, 1926 | ink on paper

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

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

January 9, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about receiving money from uncle, attending King Lear, finishing heads to sell, and asking to extend stay

June 14, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding operettas, Loefftz hasn’t looked at his start on "Little Boy", difficulty of last week's assignment, desire to stay another two years

June 15, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagen Leigh describing the country, animal life, Sanburu tribe and the start of two water hole scenes

May 12, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh at Lukenia to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing Ackeley's difficult arrival, his letters and his glimpse of Kilimanjaro

September 30, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel regarding finishing a view of Kenya painting and stretching canvases