Werner Kruse (14 December 1910 – 1 September 1994), known by his
pen name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
A pen na ...
Robinson, was a German illustrator. In 1967 he produced a book of ink drawings that show New York City's skyline and neighborhoods in intense detail. He described it as "an X-ray" style that showed the city's buildings from outside and inside.
The book, originally called "New York", was reissued in 2009 as "New York, Line by Line: From Broadway to the Battery." A review in New York magazine described the drawings as "scrupulously accurate, down to the tiny tripartite cornices on the brownstones."
Born in
Reichenbrand (
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
) in 1910 and taking his name from the book "
Robinson Crusoe
''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a tra ...
" by
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its ...
, Robinson also made similar books about Paris, Berlin and Tokyo.
[Robinson, Tokyo, New York 1967]
References
Further reading
* Martin Otto: ''Vom "Buddhatempel" in die "Kleinstadt christlicher Nächstenliebe", von "Zarathustras Erhebung" zum "lehrenden Christus." Die Religion in den "Großhauswelten" (Exploramen) von "Robinson" (Werner Kruse) am Beispiel von Hamburg und Berlin. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Religionsgeschichte im dritten Jahrzehnt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland''. In: Traugott Bautz / Bernhard Jaspert (eds.) ''50 Jahre Biographisch-Bibliographsiches Kirchenlexikon. Ein Weg in die Zukunft.'' Nordhausen: Bautz, 2018, , p. 707-762.
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1910 births
1994 deaths
German illustrators