Ken Robbins Retrospective To Benefit Fighting Chance

Ken Robbins was a well-known art photographer on the East End who spent decades capturing the beauty and serenity of the East End, until his untimely death in 2017 at the age of 71.

Now, a photo retrospective of many of Mr. Robbins works has been organized to benefit Fighting Chance, the Sag Harbor-based free cancer counseling center.

The idea for the retrospective began in December when Fighting Chance founder Duncan Darrow met with one of Mr. Robbins’ relatives. Mr. Darrow was shown several examples of the artist’s original work still in the estate and was asked if he would be interested in selling some of the pieces in order to benefit Fighting Chance.

Mr. Darrow then enlisted the services of local gallery owners Kathryn Markel, Arlene Bujese, and Elena Glinn Prohaska to review the photographs. From nearly 1,000 works, they selected 100 pieces for the retrospective.

On Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a “Gallery Walking Tour” will take place in Sag Harbor with the Grenning Gallery, Tulla Booth Gallery, Julie Keys Gallery and Sara Nightingale Gallery, all on Main Street, participating, as well as the Kathryn Markel Gallery in Bridgehampton. Photographs will also be on view in Sag Harbor at the John Jermain Memorial Library and Fighting Chance’s clinic at 34 Bay Street. All works will be for sale with the proceeds going to Fighting Chance.

From May 6 to the end of the month, Mr. Robbins’ photographs will then be on display at the SPUR's two locations in Southampton and East Hampton.

This retrospective also coincides with the opening of Fighting Chance's new office within the Phillips Family Cancer Center on County Road 39 in Southampton. A ribbon-cutting for that office will take place at the office on April 25.