John W.H. Watts
John William Hurrell Watts was born in Teignmouth, England on September 16, 1850. He emigrated to Canada in 1873. He was the first curator of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts' National Gallery.[1] An architect, he also designed Fleck/Paterson House, St Augustine's and Booth House. He was a founding member of the Ontario Association of Architects. He died in Ottawa on August 26, 1917.[2]
References[]
- ^ Collins, John B., "John William Hurrell Watts" Canadian Dictionary of National Biography. vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 16, 2017. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/watts_john_william_hurrell_14E.html
- ^ https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/john-wh-watts accessed October 16, 2017
External links[]
John William Hurrell Watts fonds at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
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