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Tags: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
"Let Us Not Despond" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.393b-.2 ink on paper
Essay on the role of government and labor William Robinson Leigh American 4017.8437.23 pencil on paper
Handwritten short essay "Shelling Corn" about the Havasupai in Cataract Canyon William Robinson Leigh American 4010.2366 pencil on paper
Issue of The Argonaut referring to Leigh in "The Art World" column American 5027.4388 ink on paper
Typed list of "Studies from Central Africa" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2380 ink on paper
"What is the matter with our art" American 4027.8412.1-.3 pencil on paper
"Miss Rosabachs clothes" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2495 pencil on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding packing and shipping his work, travel plans, and possibility of being asked to paint portrait William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2439 ink on paper
"Spiritual Advisers" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.391.1 ink on paper
Article and photo of William R. Leigh's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" on display at the Old North Church in Boston American 5027.4369 ink on paper
Draft of "Last night I woke from fevered dreams" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.403-.1 ink on paper
"The Two Arms of Usury" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.8437.24 pencil on paper
Notecard caption for Leigh's painting "The Murderer" William Robinson Leigh American 4010.2368 ink on paper
Program for awards ceremony for the Benjamin West Clinedinst Memorial Medal American 5127.729 ink on paper
"America, the hour is here" by Edith Terry American 4017.2475-.1 ink on paper
"Art What is it" American 4027.8411.1-.6 pencil on paper
"The very lap of luxury" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2500 ink on paper
Magazine-quality black and white photographs of Leigh's paintings "El Capitan, Kayenta, Arizona" and "Storm Sky Over the Rockies, Wyoming" American 4310.7874 ink on glossy card stock
"Religious People" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.391.3 ink on paper
Booklet authored by Yale students satirizing Shakespeare's authenticity American 5327.536.13b ink on paper