John Samuel Watkins b. 8 November 1866

Also known as Wattie, J. S. Watkins, Jimmy
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
John Samuel Watkins (1866-1942) was an English born portrait painter. He is best known for operating a popular Sydney based art school during the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Name
John Samuel Watkins
Also known as:
  • Wattie
  • J. S. Watkins
  • Jimmy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
Birth date
8 November 1866
Birth place
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Death date
25 November 1942
Death place
Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW
Death note
\n\nBurialNote: cremated 27 August 1942
Active Period
  • 1880 - 1940
Arrival
  • 1882
Residence
  • 1938 - 1942 141 Queen Street, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
  • 1918 - 1938 'Woroowolgan', 7 Pockley Ave, Roseville, Sydney, NSW
  • 1893 10 Forest Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney, NSW
  • 1890 France and UK
  • 1885 Sydney, NSW
  • 1882 QLD
  • 1881 Bath Road, Wolverhampton, England, UK
  • 1866 - 1882 England, UK
Training
  • 1880-1889 Art Society of NSW, Sydney, NSW
  • 1887 Académie Colarossi, Paris, France
  • 1880-1889 J.R. Ashton, Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Watkins, John Samuel', Australian Art Sales Digest 2009, John Furphy Pty Ltd, 2009, p 489.>, <ExternalResource: (26 August 1942), ''Death of J.S. Watkins: Noted Artist and Teacher [obituary]',', Sydney Morning Herald, p 9.>, <ExternalResource: (10 August 1923), ''J.S. Watkins',', The Triad, pp 17-18.>, <ExternalResource: Badham, Herbert E. (1949), 'A study of Australian art', Currawong Publishing, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (c.1929), 'Fifty years of Australian Art 1879-1929', Royal Art Society Press, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1943), 'Loan memorial exhibition of paintings and drawings by the late J.S. Watkins' [catalogue]', National Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Watkins, John Samuel', Australian Art Sales Digest 2009, John Furphy Pty Ltd, 2009, p 489.>, <ExternalResource: (26 August 1942), ''Death of J.S. Watkins: Noted Artist and Teacher [obituary]',', Sydney Morning Herald, p 9.>, <ExternalResource: (10 August 1923), ''J.S. Watkins',', The Triad, pp 17-18.>]