The Masses, October 1916, cover illustration by Boardman Robinson

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Robinson first studied art at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He would later go on to study at the Académie Colarossi and the École des Beaux-Arts, both in Paris, where he was influenced by the political cartooning of Honoré Daumier. Upon returning to the United States, Robinson worked as a cartoonist, with his cartoons appearing in the New York Times and the New York Tribune among others. MassArt, August 2005 Massachusetts College of Art (also known as MassArt) is a publicly funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... The Académie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor, Filippo Colarossi. ... École des Beaux-Arts (IPA ) refers to several art schools in France. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... Honoré Daumier (portrait by Nadar) Honoré Daumier (1808 – 1879) was a French caricaturist and painter. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The New York Tribune was established by Horace Greeley in 1841 and was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States. ...

In 1915, Robinson travelled to Eastern Europe with the journalist John Reed and saw first hand the effects of World War I on countries such as Russia, Serbia, Macedonia and Greece. He illustrated Reed's account of the journey in the book The War in Eastern Europe (1916). On his return from Europe, Robinson worked at the socialist journal The Masses. His highly political cartoons as well as the general anti-war stance of The Masses was deemed to have violated the recently passed Espionage Act of 1917, and The Masses had to cease publication. Robinson, along with the other defendants were acquitted on October 5, 1918. Following The Masses, Robinson became a contributing editor to The Liberator and the New Masses, working with former Masses editor Max Eastman. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Eastern Europe is the eastern region of Europe variably defined. ... John Reed John Jack Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 19, 1920) was a journalist and communist activist, famous for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. ... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard... Motto: none Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence    - Formation of Serbia 814   - Formation of the Serbian Empire 1345   - Independence from the Ottoman Empire July 13, 1878... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Masses was a journal founded in New York in 1911 by Piet Vlag. ... The Espionage Act was passed by the 65th United States Congress on June 15, 1917, during World War I. This act made it a crime, punishable by a $10,000 fine and 20 years in jail, for a person to convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... History of the New Masses Magazine (The Masses and The Liberator Magazine) During the the First World War, most of the people who worked for the believed that the USA should remain neutral. ... Max Forrester Eastman (January 4, 1883–March 25, 1969) was a leftist American writer. ...

Robinson would later go on to teach art at Art Students League in New York City (1919 - 30) and head the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center (1936 - 47). Some of his students include Bill Tytla, Edmund Duffy and Gerhard Bakker. The Art Students League of New York is an art school founded in 1875. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Vladimir Peter Tytla (October 25, 1904–December 30, 1968) was one of the original Disney animators and is considered by many to be the best character animator working during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. ...

Robinson is also known for creating various murals. Some of his commissions include murals at the Rockefeller Center, the Department of Justice building in Washington DC and Kaufmann's in Pittsburgh. Robinson illustrated several books, among these are editions of Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov (1933), Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology (1941) and Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1942). A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ... Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ... DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. Justice Department redirects here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Kaufmanns was a regional department store chain in the USA last owned by Federated Department Stores. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... For other uses, see The Brothers Karamazov (disambiguation). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 - March 5, 1950) was an American poet, biographer and dramatist. ... Spoon River Anthology (1915) by Edgar Lee Masters has such characters as Tom Merritt, Amos Sibley, Carl Hamblin, and Fiddler Jones. ... This article is about the year. ... Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist and poet. ... For the song by Led Zeppelin, see Moby Dick (song). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

External links

• Student Resource on Boardman Robinson
• A collection of Robinson's cartoons