Robinson (artist)

Born

Werner Kruse

(1910-12-14)14 December 1910

Reichenbrand (now part of Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany

Died1 September 1994(1994-09-01) (aged 83)

Berlin, Germany

KnownforDrawing, illustrations

Robinson
Grave at Lankwitz cemetery, Berlin.
Born	Werner Kruse (1910-12-14)14 December 1910 Reichenbrand (now part of Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany
Died	1 September 1994(1994-09-01) (aged 83) Berlin, Germany
Known for	Drawing, illustrations

Werner Kruse (14 December 1910 – 1 September 1994), known by his pen name 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.^[1]

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."^[2]

Born in Reichenbrand (Saxony) in 1910 and taking his name from the book "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe, Robinson also made similar books about Paris,^[3] Berlin^[4] and Tokyo.^[5]