William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection
Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Subcollections
Scope Note: Authorities\Attributes\Sub-Collection\
Found in 1069 Collections and/or Records:
Article in "Fashion Digest" magazine with photo of Paul Revere's young descendant encouraging donations to purchase William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" for the Old North Church, 1960
Item — Folder 494: [Barcode: 127.494]
Identifier: 5027.4371
Description
Folder 494
Dates:
1960
Article on William R. Leigh's painting "Pocahontas" by Anne Heaton Perry for "The Grade Teacher", early 20th century
Item — Folder 441: [Barcode: 127.441]
Identifier: 5027.730
Description
Folder 441
Dates:
early 20th century
Article regarding Leigh's painting "Buffalo Drive" by Berkeley Williams, Jr., early 20th century
Item — Folder 492: [Barcode: 127.492]
Identifier: 5317.244
Description
Folder 492
Dates:
early 20th century
Article regarding Leigh's painting "Buffalo Hunt" on blue paper, early 20th century
Item — Folder 492: [Barcode: 127.492]
Identifier: 5327.535
Description
Folder 492 Transcript (DCI) [single page typed document on blue paper] BUFFALO HUNT
a painting by
W. R. LeighThe first impression produced by this painting is of tumult — of tremendous noise and heat and angry flow of weight. One is immediately convinced that a buffalo hunt looked like this, for Mr. Leigh’s command of realistic depiction is complete. The sweating, savage Indians, the wildly struggling herd...
Dates:
early 20th century
Article torn from "Scribner's Magazine", "Double-Dealers in Art" by Thomas Craven, April 1938
Item — Folder 452: [Barcode: 127.452]
Identifier: 5327.530
Description
Folder 452
Dates:
April 1938
Arts & Decoration magazine cover, October 1919
Item — Folder 487: [Barcode: 127.487]
Identifier: 5027.4382
Description
Folder 487
Dates:
October 1919
"As I go walking down the street", early 20th century
Item — Folder 426: [Barcode: 127.426]
Identifier: 4027.3521.1-.5
Description
Folder 426
Dates:
early 20th century
Award presented to Leigh recognizing him as a "distinguished wildlife artist", December 9, 1954
Item — Folder 502: [Barcode: 127.502]
Identifier: 5327.1156
Description
Folder 502
Dates:
December 9, 1954
Baltimore Sun article with photo of William R. Leigh and his painting "A Fighting Cyclone", January 11, 1950
Item — Folder 479: [Barcode: 127.479]
Identifier: 5327.533.7
Description
Folder 479
Dates:
January 11, 1950
"Believe me, if all those endearing young charms…", early 20th century
Item — Folder 450: [Barcode: 127.450]
Identifier: 4027.2519
Description
Folder 450
Dates:
early 20th century