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Nathaniel Robin papers.
- Title
- Nathaniel Robin papers.
- Author
- Robin, Nathaniel.
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- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-55 Box 1 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 2 linear feet (1 box)
- Summary
- The Nathaniel Robin papers consist of a set of woodcuts of famous musical composers created by Robin, along with a letter containing biographical information sent by Robin's niece, the writer Ann Rower.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Woodcuts.
- Biography (note)
- Pianist, composer, and painter, Nathaniel Robin (1897-1987), was the brother of noted songwriter, Leo Robin.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- JPB 06-55
- OCLC
- NYPG06-A182
- Author
- Robin, Nathaniel.
- Title
- Nathaniel Robin papers.
- Biography
- Pianist, composer, and painter, Nathaniel Robin (1897-1987), was the brother of noted songwriter, Leo Robin. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he studied music at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and also was a private student of Ernest Bloch and Arnold Schoenberg. Except for a period in the 1930s when he lived in California, Robin resided in New York at the Gorham Hotel and worked on his music and painting in a studio he maintained at Carnegie Hall. In addition to his work as a painter, Robin created a series of woodblock prints of eminent musicians, mainly composers.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Occupation
- Composers.Painters.
- Added Author
- Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959.Robin, Leo.Rower, Ann, 1938-Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 06-55