Archives of American Art

Interviews with Franklin W. Robinson

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.robifrank
Creators:
Robinson, Franklin Westcott
Goodwin, George M.
Dates:
1992 Jan. 28 - Feb 26
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Items
sound cassettes + 10 p. summary
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
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

Biographical / Historical
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.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Franklin W. Robinson and George M. Goodwin in 1992.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Untranscribed interview; use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office.

Keywords

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Museum directors -- United States -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Art museums, University and college Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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