William Robinson Leigh
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William Robinson Leigh was an American artist and illustrator, who was known for his painted Western scenes.
The Roping, 1914 oil on canvas, signed W. R. Leigh
Bears in the Path (Surprise), 1904, Oil on canvas, Sid Richardson Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
The Hold Up (The Ambush), 1903, Oil on canvas, Sid Richardson Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the mu
William Robinson Leigh
…to paint the Grand Canyon, while maintaining his studio in New York City. In 1926 he travelled to Africa at the invitation of Carl Akeley for the American Museum of Natural History, and from this experience wrote and illustrated Frontiers of Enchantment: An Artist's Adventures in Africa. In 1933, he wrote and illustrated The Western…
Facade of the east entrance from Central Park West
Drawing of the AMNH south facade, publication 1916
This wing was built from 1874 to 1877.
The old Romanesque Revival-style 77th Street entrance.