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The Conqueror on the White Horse Rides to Battle
The Conqueror on the White Horse Rides to Battle
Artist (1888 - 1976)

The Conqueror on the White Horse Rides to Battle

Date1962
DimensionsSight: 44 3/4 × 54 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (113.7 × 139.1 × 4.4 cm)
Object numberN0223.1993
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Milton Bloch
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextMcKendree Robbins enjoyed a childhood in a North Carolina home filled with music, art, and spirited conversation. He was encouraged to pursue his artistic career and traveled widely in Europe in the 19-teens, absorbing the knowledge of the rapidly changing art world.

After returning home and starting a family, Robbins felt the call to the ministry in 1922 and became a Presbyterian minister and converted to the Baptist faith in 1935. His religious views grew conservative and Robbins became enamored with the Apocalypse. He eagerly awaited its arrival and preached against the excesses of modern society in the face of the coming judgment of good and evil.
Exhibition History"Reverend McKendree Robbins Long: Picture Painter of the Apocalypse," North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, April 7, 2002 - August 25, 2002.
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