Charles Dormon Robinson
| Charles Dorman Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 July 1847 East Monmouth, Maine |
| Died | 8 May 1933 (aged 85) San Rafael, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Charles Christian Nahl, William Bradford, George Inness, Mauritz de Haas, Régis François Gignoux, Eugène Boudin |
| Known for | Panorama, cyclorama, landscape, and marine painter |
| Notable work | Panorama of Yosemite |
| Movement | Hudson River School; En plein air |
| Awards | 1902, Gold Medal, California State Agricultural Society exhibition |
| Patron(s) | Rudolph Keppler, New York; George E. Lemon, Washington; John J. Tucker, New York; William Strange, New York; John H. Ricketson, Pittsburgh; T. F. Jeremiah, New York; Ludwig Ulmann, New York |
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".
He was born in East Monmouth, Maine in 1847 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. After his father disappeared, Robinson moved to Vermont with his mother where he attended North Troy Higher Academy (1861–64). In art, he was a student of William Bradford, 1862, Boston; George Inness, Boston, 1862-3; Mauritz de Haas and Régis François Gignoux, New York. He studied under Eugène Boudin for a year at the age of 19. He consulted with Samuel W. Griggs, Wallace Albert King, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Albert Bierstadt, and James Hamilton.
Early in his career, Robinson established his reputation as a professional painter after exhibiting marine paintings of the San Francisco Bay. In the 1860s and 1870s, he made painting trips through Central America and Mexico. By 1876, he had regular painting exhibits, the works influenced by the styles of Hudson River School and En plein air. His illustrations and writing were included in Overland Monthly and The Century Magazine. Robinson received art awards from the California State Agricultural Society in 1878; and he received the gold medal for best collection of paintings in the exhibit of 1902. He lost 30 years worth of his sketches and paintings in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
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