Overview
Collection Information
Size: 4 sound cassettes + 10 p. summary
Summary: Interviews with Franklin W. Robinson conducted 1992 Jan. 28-Feb. 26 by George W. Goodwin. Also includes a ten page summary of the interviews by Goodwin. Robinson discusses his childhood in Providence, Rhode Island; years at Harvard where Paul Sachs was a role model; his career; various museum directors; and the Rhode Island School of Design.
Biographical/Historical Note
Franklin W. Robinson () was a museum director and historian. He was the director at Williams College Museum of Art between 1975-1979; director at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design between 1979-1992; director, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University between 1992-2011.
Provenance
Donated by Franklin W. Robinson and George M. Goodwin in 1992.
Language Note
English .