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Voice of the Desert
Voice of the Desert

Voice of the Desert

Artist/Maker William R. Leigh United States, 1866 - 1955
Date1914
MediumOil on Canvas mounted on Board
Dimensionsimage: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm) frame: 37 1/2 × 47 1/2 in. (95.3 × 120.7 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW1994.024
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
DescriptionA family of coyote sit in the desert at night. the coyote are in the center of the canvas and howl up at the moon. A few plants grow out of the sand. A very dark image.
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