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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
"The Water Hole Group" William Robinson Leigh American 4027.360.1-.3 pencil on paper
Pamphlet "Illegitimate Christian Science…" William Robinson Leigh American 5327.1148
Card-sized advertisement for "Pastimes of Ancient China" shadow puppet performance to benefit the American (sic) Bureau for Medical Aid to China, Inc., New York City American 5327.536.15 ink on paper
Letter from Richard to Leigh describing trip to Alaska with Charlie Workman American 3837.2697
Newspaper article from the Sunday News of "Ride that roused the Colonials" with photo of Leigh's painting "The Midnight ride of Paul Revere" American 4117.763.1
Caption for Leigh's painting "The Culprit" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2375 ink on paper
"As I go walking down the street" William Robinson Leigh American 4027.3521.1-.5
Newspaper clippings announcing Leigh's exhibitions at Grand Central Art Galleries in New York American 4117.763.9
"I wish my wife was in Jerusalem" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2497 ink on paper
Essay draft of "Impressions of an Artist While Camping in the Grand Canyon of Colorado" William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8391-.1
Copies of article test for advertisement for "Frontiers of Enchantment American 5327.1157.12
Clipping announcing the opening of an "Exhibition of Paintings Commemorating William R. Leigh's 90th Anniversary " American 5327.269
"Blue Pants" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2474-.1 ink on paper
"The Most Tragic Blunder on Record" William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8520.11
Essay on the Paleolithic men during the last ice age in France and Spain American 4017.385.1-.8 pencil on paper
Two volume photocopy of "My Life", Part II William Robinson Leigh American 2317.146
Newspaper article from "Houston Texas Post", "Words Instead of Brushes Used to Paint Africa" reviewing William R. Leigh's book "Frontiers of Enchantment" American 4127.760.25
"Let Us Not Despond" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.393b-.2 ink on paper
A short biography and list of achievements of W. R. Leigh and his paintings of the American West American 4027.8520.26
"What is Art" American 4027.8409.1-.4 pencil on paper