John W.H. Watts

John William Hurrell Watts RCA 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] As 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]

John William Hurrell Watts
Born
John William Hurrell Watts

(1850-09-16)September 16, 1850
Teignmouth, England
DiedAugust 26, 1917(1917-08-26) (aged 66)
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Known forarchitect

Four small etchings by Watts were featured in the first Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) exhibition in March 1880. He was part of the Etching Revival Movement, which was virtually unknown in Canada, and was perhaps the first practising etcher to display his work in Canada. He taught the technique to artists William Brymner and Ernest Fosbery.[3]

References
  1. 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
  2. "John William Hurrell Watts". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. Burant, Jim (2022). Ottawa Art & Artists: An Illustrated History. Toronto: Art Canada Institute. ISBN 978-1-4871-0289-0.


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