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.

Citations

  • 'Watkins, John Samuel’, Australian Art Sales Digest 2009, John Furphy Pty Ltd, 2009, p 489.

  • (26 August 1942), ''Death of J.S. Watkins: Noted Artist and Teacher [obituary]’,’, Sydney Morning Herald, p 9.

  • (10 August 1923), ''J.S. Watkins’,’, The Triad, pp 17-18.

  • Badham, Herbert E. (1949), 'A study of Australian art’, Currawong Publishing, Sydney, NSW.

  • (c.1929), 'Fifty years of Australian Art 1879-1929’, Royal Art Society Press, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1943), 'Loan memorial exhibition of paintings and drawings by the late J.S. Watkins’ [catalogue]’, National Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW.