John Robinson's Paintbrushes
Object Details
- Date
- 20th Century
- Medium
- bristles, wood, metal, paint
- Dimensions
- smallest: 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (4.2 × 0.7 cm)
- largest: 11 3/8 × 7/16 in. (28.9 × 1.1 cm)
- Cite As
- Gift of John N. Robinson
- Caption
- These heavily used paintbrushes—featuring paint splotches on the handles and tape to reinforce some of the ferrules—belonged to artist John Robinson. The tools enabled the lifelong D.C. resident, who worked full-time as a cook at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, to escape to his “secret place” where “all the cares and troubles of the day just melt away.” Robinson painted people and places in his Anacostia community, documenting and preserving the history of his neighborhood.
- Accession Number
- 1992.0017.0001
- Type
- paint brush
- See more items in
- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- acm_1992.0017.0001
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