This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. Harry Robinson (October 20, 1867 – March 18,... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. Harry Robinson (October 20, 1867 – March 18, 1933). AKA “Hal Robinson”. Landscape painter in oil and watercolor. Though long considered an artist who... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. Harry Robinson (October 20, 1867 – March 18, 1933). AKA “Hal Robinson”. Landscape painter in oil and watercolor. Though long considered an artist who was born and raised in America, he was actually not named “Hal” and was not American at all. Harry Robinson was born in Leominster, County Hereford, England (though his obituary says Newcastle,... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. Harry Robinson (October 20, 1867 – March 18, 1933). AKA “Hal Robinson”. Landscape painter in oil and watercolor. Though long considered an artist who was born and raised in America, he was actually not named “Hal” and was not American at all. Harry Robinson was born in Leominster, County Hereford, England (though his obituary says Newcastle, England), the son of Hannah G. (b. 1844) and Dr. Henry Robinson (b. 1844), a prominent doctor and master chemist. Harry Robinson spent much of childhood in Liverpool, where his father practiced his profession, and where he was raised alongside his younger... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. Harry Robinson (October 20, 1867 – March 18, 1933). AKA “Hal Robinson”. Landscape painter in oil and watercolor. Though long considered an artist who was born and raised in America, he was actually not named “Hal” and was not American at all. Harry Robinson was born in Leominster, County Hereford, England (though his obituary says Newcastle, England), the son of Hannah G. (b. 1844) and Dr. Henry Robinson (b. 1844), a prominent doctor and master chemist. Harry Robinson spent much of childhood in Liverpool, where his father practiced his profession, and where he was raised alongside his younger brother, George Robinson (b. 1869). Though American sources often report his birth year as 1875, accordin... Read full biography
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About Hal Robinson: Books
Books & Publications (9)
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An Enduring Legacy: American Impressionist Landscapes from the Thomas Clark Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2009
Coe, Erin B. (Essay)
0 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
American Paintings from the Hainsworth Collection
2005
Love, Richard; Michael Worley, Ph.D
157 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1915 American Art Annual