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Charles Robinson
Charles, Charlie or Charley Robinson may refer to: In arts and entertainment *Charles Dorman Robinson (1847–1933), American painter *Charles Napier Robinson (1849–1936), English journalist and story writer *Charles M. Robinson (architect) (1867–1932), American architect *Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917), American journalist *Charles Robinson (illustrator) (1870–1937), British book illustrator *Charles Knox Robinson (1932–2006), American actor *Charlie Robinson (actor) (1945–2021), American actor *Charles M. Robinson III (1949–2012), American author and illustrator *Charles M. Robinson (video director) (born 1984), American video director In government, military, and politics *Charles Robinson (MP) (c. 1732 – 1807), English politician; MP for Canterbury *Charles L. Robinson (1818–1894), American politician; first governor of Kansas *Charles D. Robinson (1822–1886), American politician; third Secretary of State of Wisconsin *Charles Robinson Jr. (1829–189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dorman Robinson
Charles Dorman Robinson (alternate: Charles Dormon Robinson; nickname: C.D.) (July 17, 1847 - May 8, 1933) was an American panorama, cyclorama, landscape, and marine painter. He is known for his seascapes and landscapes of Northern California, including over a hundred paintings of Yosemite Valley. He was known as "the dean of Pacific Coast artists". Early years Robinson was born in East Monmouth, Maine in 1847. He grew up in San Francisco after he moved with his family in 1850 at three years old. His father, the druggist Dr. David G. "Yankee" Robinson, established some of San Francisco's first theaters: The Dramatic Museum, in 1850; the Adelphi, in 1851; and the American in 1852. His mother was Mariette (née Dorman). Both of his parents' families were Colonialists; the Dormans were English army people and the Robinsons were Puritans. While in San Francisco, Robinson attended Union Grammar School (1854–61) and received his first art lessons from Charles Christian Nahl. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |