Kenneth X. Robbins Explained

Kenneth X. Robbins is a psychiatrist, collector of south Asian art, and author known for his studies of expatriate communities in Asia. In 1990, Robbins donated a collection of materials relating to India to the Smithsonian Institution.^[1] He received his B.A. from Columbia University in 1963 and M.D. from the New York University School of Medicine.^[2]

Selected publications

• "The Sculpture of India, 3000 B.C.-1300 A.D." in Arts of Asia, 15:5, pp. 100–9. (1985)
• Maharajas, nawabs & other princes beyond number- from the Robbins Collection of the Indian princely states: Exhibition guide. Golden Lotus Press, 1991.
• African Elites in India: Habshi Amarat. Mapin Publishing, 2006. (Editor with John McLeod)
• Western Jews in India: From the Fifteenth Century to the Present. Manohar Publishers, 2013. (Editor with Marvin Tokayer)
• Jews and the Indian National Art Project. Niyogi Books, 2015. (Editor with Marvin Tokayer)

External links

• Kenneth X. Robbins discussing African Elites in India at the Library of Congress.

Notes and References

1. http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!282225!0 Kenneth X. Robbins Collection & Papers, 1927-1947.
2. Web site: 2021-09-13 . Bookshelf . 2022-05-30 . Columbia College Today . en.