Keams Canyon, Arizona / William Robinson Leigh

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William Robinson Leigh

Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Keams Canyon, Arizona

Creator(s):

William Robinson Leigh (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1915

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas board

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of Ethel Traphagen Leigh

Accession No:

01.105

Previous Number(s):

TL1964; 0137.105; 3752; 30405

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 12in. (30.5cm)
Width: 16in. (40.6cm)

Framed:

Height: 13 1/8in. (33.3cm)
Width: 17 1/16in. (43.3cm)
Depth: 0 7/8in. (2.2cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

William Robinson Leigh

Biography:

American

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Leigh, William Robinson

Birth Date:

1866

Death Date:

1955

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1866-1955

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in type on sticker, "Study no. 11 Moonlight" in lower right on verso; Inscribed in pencil, "Keams Canon Arizona Aug. 1915 W.R. Leigh" in center on verso

Signed: Signed in red, "W.R. Leigh" in lower right on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Arizona, Keams Canyon, landscape (representation), light, natural landscape, Nature, night, rock, shadows, signatures (names), sky, starlight, stars, study (visual work)

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Leigh, William. Keams Canyon, Arizona. 01.105. 1915. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01105 (05/15/2019).

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