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

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Periods active
  • c.1880-1889 - c.1925
  • c.1914 - c.1918
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  • c.19th century South Kensington School of Art, London, England, UK
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Burial place Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, QLD
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