Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Kenneth X. Robbins poster collection, C0247, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Donated by Kenneth X. Robbins in December 2013.

Processing Information

Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024.

Biographical Information

Dr. Kenneth X. Robbins is a Maryland-based psychiatrist, author, and collector of south Asian art. He has been collecting materials for over five decades and published extensively on the subject, with a particular emphasis on both expatriate communities in Asia and Indian society focusing on noble courts. In 1990, Dr. Robbins donated a portion of his collection related to India to the Smithsonian Institution and in 2022 he and his wife, Joyce Robbins, named The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Libraries as the recipient of the Kenneth and Joyce Robbins Collection of South Asia History in their estate planning.

Scope and Content

A collection of 13 individual posters and images, as well as one booklet, depicting significant figures and locations from Asian and Islamic history and culture. Major countries represented include Turkey, India, and Japan. Most of the items include non-English text in non-Latin script; identifications have been translated into Latin script for folder titles.

Arrangement

Items are arranged by subject depicted and storage needs.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center holds other poster collections.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art holds the Kenneth X. Robbins Collection & Papers .

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Asia
• India
• Islam
• Japan
• Middle East
• Posters
• Robbins, Kenneth X.
• Sotheby's (Firm)