He brought with him his vast collection of classical antiquities and continued to teach and publish there until his death in January, 1958. While at the University of Mississippi, Robinson founded the Mississippi-Memphis Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and saw to it that the University became a contributing institution of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the American Academy in Rome. In recognition of his distinguished scholarly achievements and his service to Greece, David Moore Robinson was awarded the Cross of the Royal Order of the Phoenix by King Paul of Greece in 1957. General view of the Robinson Collection in the University Museums. In center, Head of Aphrodite.
Roman copy ca.
150 A.D. of Greek original by Praxiteles. The University of Mississippi. All rights reserved.