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William T. Robinson was born on September 17, 1852 in Somerville, MA. He was the son of Thomas and Abigail Luther Robinson of Malden, MA.

Robinson studied art in Boston with George N. Cass. He studied extensively in Paris as well: at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, the Gobelin Tapestry Schools, and the Academy Julian under Bouguereau and Diogene Maillart. He also studied at the Ecole de Medecine in Paris, presumably anatomy. He subsequently lived and worked in Malden, MA. For many years he maintained a studio in the Malden Auditorium, and later in the Dowling Building, where he also offered art lessons.

He was a versatile painter who composed portraits, landscapes, marine, still life, and genre scenes. He painted in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and exhibited his work at the Boston Art Club, Malden Public Library, and Poland Spring Art Gallery. Robinson had a career that lasted over 50 years, from the mid-1870s to the mid-1920s. His works have been preserved at the Malden Public Library and the Henry Gallery in Seattle, WA.

William T. Robinson died at his home on 5 Hancock Street in Malden, MA on May 13, 1940. He was 87 years of age at the time of his passing. Robinson’s funeral was held two days later at the First Universalist Church in Malden, MA. Representatives from Converse Lodge of Mason and Mizpah Lodge A.O.U.W., attended. The pastor, Rev. Douglas Frazier, officiated and burial took place at Forest Dale Cemetery. He left behind his widow, Helen M. Robinson, and was fondly remembered as an artist who had painted portraits of wealthy Bostonians from past generations.

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