Sarah (“Sally”) Winston Robinson
Born November 2, 1924 in Detroit Michigan, Sally Robinson passed away on March 15, 2024 at age 99.
She resided in Osprey Florida and prior to that Birmingham, Michigan and spent summers in Old Bennington and then Charlotte, Vermont. She was the beloved wife of Eliot Robinson whom she married in 1949 and together they shared 57 wonderful years of marriage. Eliot predeceased her in 2006.
Sally graduated from Bennington College in 1947 with a major in art and psychology and went on to receive her MFA from Wayne State University. She was driven by a passion for art and art-making that came from her family background as the daughter of the noted art collector, Lydia Winston, and granddaughter of the famed Detroit industrial architect Albert Kahn. She was highly accomplished herself in printmaking and the technique of Cliché-Verre and never stopped making art in her various home studios. Sally exhibited both nationally and internationally including a one woman show of her works at the Bertha Urdang Gallery in New York.
Vital and intellectually active to the end of her life, Sally also possessed a curiosity about others and world events. Throughout her life she spent time serving her community through an active involvement with Planned Parenthood, the Detroit Artists Market, Bennington Museum, and, later when she moved to Florida, cataloguing rare plant specimens as a volunteer at Selby Gardens in Sarasota.
She loved to play tennis and compete in tournaments. In Florida, she was a superb croquet player in her league and an avid bridge player.
Most of all Sally valued family and was an incredible inspiration and role model to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She instilled in the next three generations her love of art, travel, and civic engagement. And above all what it takes to be a truly devoted mother and wife.
She is survived by her sister, Ernestine Ruben (Herbert) of Princeton NJ, her children Peter Robinson, Lydia Robinson, Suzanne Buchsbaum (Andrew) and Sarah McGarghan (Kevin), 8 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
There will be a private family burial in Michigan. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota Florida, The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation in Detroit and Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in Birmingham, Michigan.