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Secretary Birds

Secretary Birds

Artist/Maker (United States, 1866 - 1955)
Date1938
Mediumink, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensionsimage: 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm) frame: 18 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (47.3 × 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
    Object numberW2008.001.010
    DescriptionSketch of Secretary Birds. Done for book by Leigh: "Frontiers of Enchantment, An Artist's Adventures in Africa." Quote on back references page 33.
    Status
    Not on view
    Author and Hippopotamus
    Author and Hippopotamus
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Gorilla in the River
    Gorilla in the River
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Gnu or Wildebeest
    Gnu or Wildebeest
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Flamingos
    Flamingos
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    The Vulturine Guinea-Fowl
    The Vulturine Guinea-Fowl
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Eland
    Eland
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Baboons in the Lukenia Hills
    Baboons in the Lukenia Hills
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Hartebeest or Kongoni
    Hartebeest or Kongoni
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Masai Ostriches, Tanganyika
    Masai Ostriches, Tanganyika
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Carl Akeley
    Carl Akeley
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    African Rhinoceros
    African Rhinoceros
    William R. Leigh
    1938
    Flamingos at Lake Hannington
    Flamingos at Lake Hannington
    William R. Leigh
    1938