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Latitude
51.16175085
Longitude
-3.075386706
Start Date
1849-01-01
End Date
1849-01-01

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ID
tba650

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/james-laurence-watts
Birth Place
Somerset, England, UK
Biography
sculptor, was working in Brisbane during World War I, when Anne Alison Greene took lessons in modelling from him. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1999 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1849
Summary
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.
Gender
Male
Died
1925
Age at death
76