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{{Short description|Canadian-born American artist (1876–1952)}}
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|occupation = Artist, illustrator and cartoonist
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'''Boardman "Mike" Michael Robinson''' (1876–1952) was a Canadian-born American painter, [[illustrator]] and [[cartoonist]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wolfe |first=Wellington C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=snERuVO_mYcC |title=Men of California |date=1902 |publisher=Pacific art Company |pages=260 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lumsdaine |first=Joycelyn Pang |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXm1D_7Kx7gC&pg=PA27 |title=The Prints of Adolf Dehn: A Catalogue Raisonné |last2=O'Sullivan |first2=Thomas |date=1987 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |isbn=978-0-87351-203-9 |pages=27 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Boardman Michael Robinson''' (1876–1952) was a Canadian-American painter, [[illustrator]] and [[cartoonist]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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===Early years===
===Early years===


Boardman Robinson was born September 6, 1876 in [[Nova Scotia]]. He spent his childhood in England and Canada, before moving to Boston in the first half of the 1890s.<ref name="Masses">Elise K. Kenney and Earl Davis, "Boardman Robinson ," in Rebecca Zurier, ''Art for the Masses: A Radical Magazine and Its Graphics, 1911-1917.'' Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988; pg. 180.</ref> Robinson worked his way through [[normal school]], following a program to learn [[mechanical drawing|mechanical drafting]].<ref name="Masses" />
Boardman Robinson was born September 6, 1876, in [[Nova Scotia]]. He spent his childhood in England and Canada, before moving to Boston in the first half of the 1890s.<ref name="Masses">Elise K. Kenney and Earl Davis, "Boardman Robinson ," in Rebecca Zurier, ''Art for the Masses: A Radical Magazine and Its Graphics, 1911-1917.'' Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988; pg. 180.</ref> Robinson worked his way through [[normal school]], following a program to learn [[mechanical drawing|mechanical drafting]].<ref name="Masses" />


Robinson first studied art at the [[Massachusetts College of Art]] in Boston. He would later go on to study at the [[Académie Colarossi]] and the [[École des Beaux-Arts]], both in [[Paris]], where he was influenced by the political cartooning of [[Honoré Daumier]], as well as [[Forain]] and [[Steinlen]].<ref name="Masses" />
Robinson first studied art at the [[Massachusetts College of Art]] (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design) in Boston. He subsequently studied at the [[Académie Colarossi]] and the [[École des Beaux-Arts]], both in [[Paris]], where he was influenced by the political cartooning of [[Honoré Daumier]], as well as [[Forain]] and [[Steinlen]].<ref name="Masses" />


In 1903, Robinson married Sarah Senter Whitney. The couple moved to Paris where Robinson briefly worked as art editor for ''Vogue,'' before returning to the United States in 1904.<ref name="Masses" />
In 1903, Robinson married Sarah Senter Whitney.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Graham |first=Cooper C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dtANEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT372 |title=Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin |last2=Irmscher |first2=Christoph |date=2021-02-23 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-05296-4 |pages=372 |language=en}}</ref> The couple moved to Paris where Robinson briefly worked as art editor for ''Vogue,'' before returning to the United States in 1904.<ref name="Masses" />


===Career===
===Career===
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In 1910, Robinson took a job on the staff of the ''[[New York Tribune]]'' drawing editorial cartoons, a position which he retained for four years. With the eruption of [[World War I]] in 1914, Robinson's increasingly [[Political radicalism|radical]] [[anti-militarism|anti-militarist]] political views brought him into conflict with his employer and he quit the publication.<ref name="Masses" />
In 1910, Robinson took a job on the staff of the ''[[New York Tribune]]'' drawing editorial cartoons, a position which he retained for four years. With the eruption of [[World War I]] in 1914, Robinson's increasingly [[Political radicalism|radical]] [[anti-militarism|anti-militarist]] political views brought him into conflict with his employer and he quit the publication.<ref name="Masses" />
[[File:Three oil paintings "Papinan," "Solon" and "Justinian" stairway of Great Hall, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C LCCN2010720232.tif|thumb|left|Great Codifiers of the Law (Papinian, Solon and Justinian). The [[Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building|Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building (Great Hall)]], Washington, (1937)]]

In 1915, Robinson travelled to Eastern Europe on behalf of ''[[Metropolitan Magazine (New York)|Metropolitan Magazine]]'' along with journalist [[John Reed (journalist)|John Reed]].<ref name="Masses" /> The pair saw first hand the effects of the European war in [[Russia]], [[Serbia]], [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] and [[Greece]]. In 1916 Reed's account of the journey was collected in a book called ''[[The War in Eastern Europe]],'' to which Robinson contributed illustrations.<ref name="Masses" />
In 1915, Robinson travelled to Eastern Europe on behalf of ''[[Metropolitan Magazine (New York)|Metropolitan Magazine]]'' along with journalist [[John Reed (journalist)|John Reed]].<ref name="Masses" /> The pair saw first hand the effects of the European war in [[Russia]], [[Serbia]], [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] and [[Greece]]. In 1916 Reed's account of the journey was collected in a book called ''[[The War in Eastern Europe]],'' to which Robinson contributed illustrations.<ref name="Masses" />


On his return from Europe, Robinson worked at the [[socialism|socialist]] monthly ''[[The Masses]].'' His highly political cartoons as well as the general anti-war stance of ''The Masses'' was deemed to have violated the recently passed [[Espionage Act]] of 1917, and ''The Masses'' had to cease publication. Robinson, along with the other defendants were acquitted on October 5, 1918. Following ''The Masses'', Robinson became a contributing editor to ''[[The Liberator (United States magazine)|The Liberator]]'' and [[The New Masses|The ''New Masses'']], working with former ''Masses'' editor [[Max Eastman]].
On his return from Europe, Robinson worked at the [[socialism|socialist]] monthly ''[[The Masses]].'' His highly political cartoons as well as the general anti-war stance of ''The Masses'' was deemed to have violated the recently passed [[Espionage Act]] of 1917, and ''The Masses'' had to cease publication. Robinson, along with the other defendants were acquitted on October 5, 1918. Following ''The Masses'', Robinson became a contributing editor to ''[[The Liberator (United States magazine)|The Liberator]]'' and [[The New Masses|The ''New Masses'']], working with former ''Masses'' editor [[Max Eastman]].


Robinson would later go on to teach art at the [[Art Students League of New York|Art Students League]] in New York City (1919–30) and head the [[Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center]] (1936–47). Some of his students include [[Bill Tytla]], [[Edmund Duffy]], [[Jacob Burck]], [[Russel Wright]], [[Eric Bransby]], [[Rifka Angel]], Mary Anne Bransby, Gerhard Bakker, and [[Esther Shemitz]] (who married [[Whittaker Chambers]]): both Burck and Shemitz contributed illustrations to The ''[[New Masses]]'' as did their mentor.)
Robinson would later go on to teach art at the [[Art Students League of New York|Art Students League]] in New York City (1919–30) and head the [[Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center]] (1936–47). Some of his students include [[Duard Marshall]], [[James Brooks (painter)|James Brooks]], [[Bill Tytla]], [[Edmund Duffy]], [[Jacob Burck]], [[Russel Wright]], [[Eric Bransby]], [[Rifka Angel]], Mary Anne Bransby, Gerhard Bakker, and [[Esther Shemitz]] (who married [[Whittaker Chambers]]): both Burck and Shemitz contributed illustrations to The ''[[New Masses]]'' as did their mentor.)


Robinson is also known as a muralist. Some of his mural commissions include [[Rockefeller Center]], the [[Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building|Department of Justice Building]] in Washington, D.C. and a nine-panel mural on the ''History of Trade'' for [[Kaufmann's]] flagship department store in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] completed in 1929.
Robinson is also known as a muralist. Some of his mural commissions include works at [[Rockefeller Center]] and the [[Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building|Department of Justice Building]] in Washington, D.C., and a nine-panel mural on the ''History of Trade'' for [[Kaufmann's]] flagship department store in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] completed in 1929.


Robinson also illustrated several books, among these are editions of [[Walt Whitman]]'s ''[[Leaves of Grass]]'' (1921), [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky|Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]'' (1933), [[Edgar Lee Masters]]' ''[[Spoon River Anthology]]'' (1941), and [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby Dick]]'' (1942).
Robinson also illustrated several books, among them editions of [[Walt Whitman]]'s ''[[Leaves of Grass]]'' (1921), [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky|Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[The Brothers Karamazov]]'' (1933), [[Edgar Lee Masters]]' ''[[Spoon River Anthology]]'' (1941), and [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby Dick]]'' (1942).


===Death and legacy===
===Death and legacy===


Boardman Robinson died on September 5, 1952.
Robinson died on September 5, 1952, in Stamford, Connecticut.


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 3 April 2024

Boardman Robinson
Born
Boardman Michael Robinson

(1876-09-06)September 6, 1876
Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedSeptember 5, 1952(1952-09-05) (aged 75)
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
EducationMassachusetts College of Art,
Académie Colarossi,
École des Beaux-Arts
Occupation(s)Artist, illustrator and cartoonist
SpouseSarah Senter Whitney

Boardman "Mike" Michael Robinson (1876–1952) was a Canadian-born American painter, illustrator and cartoonist.[1][2]

Biography

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Early years

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Boardman Robinson was born September 6, 1876, in Nova Scotia. He spent his childhood in England and Canada, before moving to Boston in the first half of the 1890s.[3] Robinson worked his way through normal school, following a program to learn mechanical drafting.[3]

Robinson first studied art at the Massachusetts College of Art (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design) in Boston. He subsequently studied at the Académie Colarossi and the École des Beaux-Arts, both in Paris, where he was influenced by the political cartooning of Honoré Daumier, as well as Forain and Steinlen.[3]

In 1903, Robinson married Sarah Senter Whitney.[4] The couple moved to Paris where Robinson briefly worked as art editor for Vogue, before returning to the United States in 1904.[3]

Career

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Upon returning to the United States, Robinson worked as an illustrator, drawing cartoons and theater illustrations for the New York Morning Telegraph.[3] He freelanced for a wide range of other popular publications, including Pearson's Magazine, Scribner's Magazine, Collier's, Harper's Weekly, and others.[3]

In 1910, Robinson took a job on the staff of the New York Tribune drawing editorial cartoons, a position which he retained for four years. With the eruption of World War I in 1914, Robinson's increasingly radical anti-militarist political views brought him into conflict with his employer and he quit the publication.[3]

Great Codifiers of the Law (Papinian, Solon and Justinian). The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building (Great Hall), Washington, (1937)

In 1915, Robinson travelled to Eastern Europe on behalf of Metropolitan Magazine along with journalist John Reed.[3] The pair saw first hand the effects of the European war in Russia, Serbia, Macedonia and Greece. In 1916 Reed's account of the journey was collected in a book called The War in Eastern Europe, to which Robinson contributed illustrations.[3]

On his return from Europe, Robinson worked at the socialist monthly The Masses. His highly political cartoons as well as the general anti-war stance of The Masses was deemed to have violated the recently passed Espionage Act of 1917, and The Masses had to cease publication. Robinson, along with the other defendants were acquitted on October 5, 1918. Following The Masses, Robinson became a contributing editor to The Liberator and The New Masses, working with former Masses editor Max Eastman.

Robinson would later go on to teach art at the Art Students League in New York City (1919–30) and head the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (1936–47). Some of his students include Duard Marshall, James Brooks, Bill Tytla, Edmund Duffy, Jacob Burck, Russel Wright, Eric Bransby, Rifka Angel, Mary Anne Bransby, Gerhard Bakker, and Esther Shemitz (who married Whittaker Chambers): both Burck and Shemitz contributed illustrations to The New Masses as did their mentor.)

Robinson is also known as a muralist. Some of his mural commissions include works at Rockefeller Center and the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C., and a nine-panel mural on the History of Trade for Kaufmann's flagship department store in Pittsburgh completed in 1929.

Robinson also illustrated several books, among them editions of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1921), Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov (1933), Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology (1941), and Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1942).

Death and legacy

[edit]

Robinson died on September 5, 1952, in Stamford, Connecticut.

Footnotes

[edit]
  1. ^ Wolfe, Wellington C. (1902). Men of California. Pacific art Company. p. 260.
  2. ^ Lumsdaine, Joycelyn Pang; O'Sullivan, Thomas (1987). The Prints of Adolf Dehn: A Catalogue Raisonné. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-87351-203-9.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Elise K. Kenney and Earl Davis, "Boardman Robinson ," in Rebecca Zurier, Art for the Masses: A Radical Magazine and Its Graphics, 1911-1917. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988; pg. 180.
  4. ^ Graham, Cooper C.; Irmscher, Christoph (2021-02-23). Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin. Indiana University Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-253-05296-4.
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  • Cover illustration for The Masses, October 1916
    Cover illustration for The Masses, October 1916
  • Left behind in Serbia, 1918
    Left behind in Serbia, 1918
  • Save the Serbians from cholera, 1918
    Save the Serbians from cholera, 1918
  • Europe 1916, October 1916
    Europe 1916, October 1916
  • The Father and Mother, circa 1915
    The Father and Mother, circa 1915
  • I Believe in the Sword and Almighty God, 1914
    I Believe in the Sword and Almighty God, 1914
  • The Deserter, 1916
    The Deserter, 1916

Further reading

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  • Albert Christ-Janer, Boardman Robinson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1946.
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