Rowland Evans & Anne Stevens Robinson
The youngest of four children, Rowland E. Robinson began to draw at a young age. Although his formal schooling was limited, he trained as an engraver and illustrator in New York City in his early twenties. After marrying Anne Stevens in 1870, he returned to New York several times in search of work, but ultimately remained on the family farm, which he ran with his brother George. Failing eyesight in late middle age forced Robinson to give up his art, and with Anne's help and encouragement, he turned to literature. His tales of life in Danvis, the Vermont hill town he invented, earned him the honor of most beloved author in the Green Mountain state. An experienced naturalist and devoted conservationist, Robinson celebrated Vermont's natural beauty in both pictures and words.