Moon at Midnight, Polacca, Arizona / William Robinson Leigh

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Moon at Midnight, Polacca, Arizona

Creator(s):

William Robinson Leigh (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1912

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas board

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of Ethel Traphagen Leigh

Accession No:

01.944

Previous Number(s):

TL1964; 0137.944; 3678; 20217

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 14 1/4in. (36.2cm)
Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)
Depth: 0 13/16in. (2.1cm)

Image (Canvas):

Height: 13 1/4in. (33.7cm)
Width: 16 3/4in. (42.5cm)

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

Inscriptions: Inscribed in pencil, "First Measa [sic] Aug 1912 W. R. Leigh" on verso; Inscribed in type on red label, "63. Moon at midnight, Polacca, Arizona by W. R. Leigh (Phases of the Moon)" on verso

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

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Arizona, blue, clouds, darkness, First Mesa, landscape (representation), letters (signs), light, moon, Moonlight, names, night, Polacca, red, signatures (names), sky

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Leigh, William. Moon at Midnight, Polacca, Arizona. 01.944. 1912. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01944 (06/10/2019).

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