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Anne Marjorie Robinson’s Irish roots are evident in her chosen motives. A repeating body in Robinson’s works is Saint Brigit of Kildare. She is depicted in paintings titled ‘It Was Brigit Wove the First Cloth in Ireland’, ‘The Baptism of Saint Brigit by Angels’, ‘Brigit Feeding the Poor’. Saint Brigit of Kildare is one of the patron saints of Ireland along with Columba and Patrick. Robinson never explained her affinity with St. Brigid but it could be explained as an adherence to her homeland.

After her death, Robinson’s passing was acknowledged in The Belfast Newsletter twice. She was firstly commemorated three months after her death by the Belfast Art Society, of which she was one of the leading members. She was then commemorated again on the fourth anniversary of her death, however this time the commemorator remained anonymous.

In 1925, her works were displayed in an exhibition of oil paintings and water-colour drawings in the Belfast Municipal Art Gallery. The exhibition was opened by Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry. Lady Londonderry acknowledged the lack of funding and encouragement native Irish artists receive and expressed that citizens should be proud of Robinson’s work. Robinson’s exhibited works were given to the gallery by her brother.

In October of 1927, three years after her passing, Mr. Arthur Deane, the appointed curator of the Municipal Art Gallery, arranged an exhibition of Robinson’s collection of miniatures. All twenty-two miniatures that were displayed were owned by the city of Belfast. Robinson used to often exhibit at this society’s displays when she was alive.

There is also a recorded monetary donation made in Robinson’s name. A donation of 250 GBP was given to the Samaritan Hospital Belfast when the hospital issued an appeal for the expansion and renovation of the institution. The donation in Robinson’s name was given for hospital’s immediate expenses and to commemorate Robinson by naming one of the new beds ‘A Marjorie Robinson Bed’.

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