Irene Robinson drawings, 1931-1964.

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Irene Robinson drawings, 1931-1964.

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The collection includes illustrations by Southern Calif. artist, Irene B. Robinson, for 16 children's books written by her husband, W.W. Robinson, and a number of sketches for potential new books and miscellaneous artwork. The collection contains charcoal, pastel and pencil drawings, oil paintings, and watercolors, as well as textual material.

4 oversize flat boxes and 3 oversize flat drawers

The Claremont Colleges, Claremont University Consortium

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Robinson, Irene B. (Irene Bowen), 1891-

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Biography / Administrative History Irene Margaret Bowen Robinson (1891 - 1973) was born in Washington state, but she grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Pasadena, California. In 1915, she attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, and later studied at the University of Chicago, the Broadmoor Art Academy with John Carlson in Colorado Springs, and in Los Angeles at the Chouinard and Otis Art Institutes. In the early 1920s, she taught ar...

Robinson, W. W. (William Wilcox), 1891-1972

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Robinson was clerk of the Los Angeles City Council. From the description of Letter : Los Angeles, Calif., to H. Newmark and Co., 1882 Aug. 28. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23238836 William Wilcox Robinson was born on May 1, 1891 in Trinidad, CO; moved to Riverside, CA, in 1899; attended USC; AB, English, UC Berkeley, 1916; served in WWI; moved permanently to Los Angeles, CA, in 1919; married Irene Bowen in 1923; while working a...