James Laurence Watts b. 1849

  • Artist (Sculptor)
Sculptor and painter, first full time curator Qld Art Gallery 1915. Best known for Boer War Memorial sculpture "The Scout" 1912, and busts of - TJ Byrnes, Sir Hugh Nelson, Sir Thomas McIlwraith and Emma Miller. Instructed modelling at Central Tech College, potter for James Campbell & Sons. Taught Josephine MuntzAdams and Anne Alison Greene.

sculptor, was working in Brisbane during World War I, when Anne Alison Greene took lessons in modelling from him.

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Staff Writer
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011