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The Leader's Downfall
William Robinson Leigh1946
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, United States
This is The Leader’s Downfall (1946) by William R. Leigh (1866–1955), a dramatic scene of Native horsemen in the midst of a wild chase through rugged canyon country. Dust and motion fill the air as a powerful stallion rears against capture, symbolizing the struggle between freedom and control on the open frontier.
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- Title: The Leader's Downfall
- Creator: William R. Leigh (1866 1955)
- Date: 1946
- Date Created: 1946
- Physical Location: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
- Location Created: New York, New York, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 72 x 127 inches
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Gift of Luther T. Dulaney, 1969.192
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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