Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwebasa rake, Robinson akazivikanwa somupendi wenyanzvi pashure pokuratidza mifananidzo yomugungwa yeSan Francisco Bay. Muma1860 nema1870, akaita nzendo dzokupenda muCentral America neMexico. Pakazosvika 1876, aigara achiratidzira mifananidzo yake, mabasa ake achiratidza mafungiro aHudson River School uye En plein air. Mifananidzo yake nezvakanyorwa zvaibatanidzwa mu"Overland Monthly" uye "The Century Magazine". Robinson akagamuchira mibairo yeunyanzvi kubva kuCalifornia State Agricultural Society muna 1878; uye akagamuchira menduru yegoridhe yeunganidzwa wakanakisa wemifananidzo mukuratidzira kwa1902. Akarasikirwa nemadhirowa ake nemifananidzo zvaainge agadzira kwemakore 30 pakadengenyeka nyika muSan Francisco muna 1906 uye pakabva paitika moto
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