Heavy Cumulus Clouds Opposite Sunset, Canyon De Chelley, Arizona / William Robinson Robinson Leigh

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Heavy Cumulus Clouds Opposite Sunset, Canyon De Chelley, Arizona

Creator(s):

William Robinson Robinson Leigh (Author)

Culture:

American

Date:

1912

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas board

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.653

Previous Number(s):

0137.653; 3950; 34842

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 13 1/8in. (33.3cm)
Width: 16 1/2in. (41.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

William Robinson Leigh

Biography:

American

Role(s):

Author

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

Inscriptions: Inscribed in type, "44. Heavy cumulus clouds opposite sunset at Canyon Dechelly, Arizona by W.R. Leigh (opposite the sunset)" on label on verso; Inscribed in pencil, "Canon Dechelly July 1912 WF.R. Leigh" on verso; Inscribed in type, "Exhibited at The Arnot Art Gallery Elmira, N.Y. 194" on label on verso

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

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Arizona, canvas board, canyons, clouds, deserts, landscapes (environments), oil paintings, sunsets

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Leigh, William Robinson. Heavy Cumulus Clouds Opposite Sunset, Canyon De Chelley, Arizona. 01.653. 1912. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01653 (10/23/2019).

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Heavy Cumulus Clouds Opposite Sunset, Canyon De Chelley, Arizona / William Robinson Robinson Leigh

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