Early in his career , Robinson established his reputation as a professional painter after exhibiting marine paintings of the San Francisco Bay . In the 1860s and 1870s , he made painting trips through Central America and Mexico . By 1876 , he had regular painting exhibits , the works influenced by the styles of Hudson River School and En plein air . His illustrations and writing were included in '' Overland Monthly '' and '' The Century Magazine '' . Robinson received art awards from the California State Agricultural Society in 1878 ; and he received the gold medal for best collection of paintings in the exhibit of 1902 . He lost 30 years worth of his sketches and paintings in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire
1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Charles Dorman Robinson