Robert A. Gilbert

For other people named Robert Gilbert, see Robert Gilbert (disambiguation).

Robert Alexander Gilbert (Born c. 1870, Natural Bridge, Virginia; died January 7, 1942, Cambridge, Massachusetts)[1] was an African-American nature photographer. Gilbert was a helper[2] and field assistant[3] to ornithologist William Brewster from 1896 or 1897 until Brewster's death in 1919 and was later employed at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. His photographic work while employed by Brewster went uncredited until the publication of a book-length biography on Gilbert by John Hanson Mitchell, Looking for Mr. Gilbert: The Unlikely Life of the First African American Landscape Photographer.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Obituaries". The Auk. 59: 467. July 1942.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: William Brewster". The Auk. 37 (1): 8–. June 1920.
  3. ^ Meyer, Elizabeth (July 26, 2016). "Notes from William Brewster: Trials in Wildlife Photography". Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Review: LOOKING FOR MR. GILBERT by John Hanson Mitchell". Kirkus Reviews. May 20, 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ^ Frost, Garrison (February 10, 2017). "An early contributor to our knowledge of birds and nature". National Audubon Society. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ Mitchell, John Hanson (2014-08-12). Looking for Mr. Gilbert: The Unlikely Life of the First African American Landscape Photographer. Open Road Distribution. ISBN 9781497672826. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ Lynch, Mark. "The Invisible Man Goes Birding". Bird Observer. 33 (5): 310–313.