Collection Information

Size: 0.1 linear feet

Summary: Five diplomas from Robinson's chiropractic schooling, and an obituary from the Art Student League News, 1970.

Biographical/Historical Note

John H. D. Robinson (died 1970) was an African-American painter in New York, N.Y. Active in 1930's, Robinson studied at the Art Students League, New York City. [Not to be confused with painter John D. Robinson, born 1912 in Washington, D.C.]

Provenance

Donated 1971 by Joseph Delaney, a friend of Robinson.

Restrictions on Access

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How to Cite This Collection

John H. D. Robinson diplomas, 1947-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.