My story on these two paintings.

You all might want to pull up a chair, cause this is my story on two paintings I have. The first one I purchased at an antique store for around $30. It was a ship on it's launching day. What got me about it, was that it had our patriotic colors draped over the front. The ship had a hull number, 1230. It was signed W.F Robinson. I got home and tried to find some info. on this artist but was striking out. All I was coming up with on the internet was a W.F Robinson who wrote some gangster books back in the 30 or so. I pretty much gave up on looking anymore. I did find out that the ship painting was of the LibertyShip, Francis Preston Blair on it's launching day, that was confirmed by the Navy Museum. A year lateror so, I was at a flea market and seen this well framed original oil painting of a landscape. I looked on the back and what do youknow, the name, Warren F. Robinson. The hand writing and writing of the date matched perfectly. I paid $10 for that painting. On the reverse, it also stated where the painting was done, Athens, GA, home of UGA. I sent some emails to the Arts Museum at UGA but they never got back with me. I had posted a blog somewhere and about amonth later, I received an email from a lady that had a water color painting from the same artist. We both searched and searched for info. Again, we were only coming up with that dang author again.Eventually, we did find what we were looking for. He had graduated UGA with a BA in Fine Arts. He went on to teaching as a professor at different colleges. He held Head of Art Department positions at various colleges. His last position was at Gettysburg College as Head of Fine Arts Department. He passed away inhis early 40s. We found out that he had many private art shows, his works are in many museums and private collections. To name one museum, The Smithsonian.He is in the Who of Who of theEast in arts. He has a lot of creditials. The way we found out about that info, well, it was that dang author we couldn't shake.Yes, he was an author too. There was a link stating that he taught at Gettysburg, on old newspaper online about his death at Gettysburg, that's how we foundhis BA from Athens, GA. It was along process to find this all out but it gave my paintings a face and undoubtly a higher value. I love researching info, sometimes. These two paintings were done when he was still in college.

 

I love your story -- Just goes to show that when you find a similar name, it may or may not be the same person. So should be investigated!

 

Yes, interesting story and goes to show that you must persevere sometimes.

 

Love this story. One never knows sometimes.