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Harry W. Watrous

American, 1857 - 1940

BiographyBorn in San Francisco, CA on Sept. 17, 1857. Watrous studied in Paris at Académie Julian. After settling in NYC, he was secretary of the NAD from 1895-1920, president in 1933. He died there on May 10, 1940. Member: Lotus Club; NA; Salmagundi Club. Exh: NAD, 1894-1934; Pan American Expo (Buffalo), 1901 (medal); Louisiana Purchase Expo (St Louis), 1904; Lewis & Clark Expo (Portland), 1905; Grand Central Gallery (NYC), 1937 (solo). In: Shasta State Historical Museum; Montpelier (VT) Museum; MM; St Louis Museum; Brooklyn Museum; Fort Worth Museum.
Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Who's Who in American Art 1936-40; Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers (Fielding, Mantle).

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