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William Robinson Leigh September 23, — March 11, was an American artist and illustrator , who was known for his painted Western scenes. He was a son of naval officer William B. His father's first wife, Gabriella "Ella" Wickham a daughter of John Wickham , died giving birth to their only child. His paternal grandparents were U.

His aunt, Susan Leigh, was the wife of Conway Robinson. His maternal grandparents were U. He entered the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts now known as Maryland Institute College of Art at age 14, then attended the Royal Academy in Munich , winning four successive bronze medals at academy exhibitions beginning in and silver medals in and He painted cycloramas and made illustrations for Scribner's and Collier's magazines, [ 4 ] including the cover illustration of the August 4, Leslie's Weekly featuring a policeman "Piloting Children to Safety at a Crowded New York Crossing.

His adventures were chronicled in a number of popular magazines including Life , the Saturday Evening Post.

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In he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in Leigh also made astrobiological art for the March issue of Cosmopolitan , with four full-page illustrations of an article written by H. Leigh was twice married. He wed his first wife, nurse Anna Seng, in , who was one of the original Gibson Girls.

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