Howard N. Watson

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Howard N. Watson
Born(1929-05-19)May 19, 1929
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 15, 2022(2022-07-15) (aged 93)
Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationPennsylvania State University, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, University of the Arts
Known forWater colorist, illustrator

Howard N. Watson (May 19, 1929 – July 15, 2022) was an American artist known for his watercolor painting.

Biography

Watson was born on May 19, 1929, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.[1] He studied at Pennsylvania State University, the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, and the University of the Arts.[2][3] He taught watercolor painting at Woodmere Art Museum[4] for over 30 years.[5]

His work is in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts[6] and Drexel University.[7]

Watson's work was included in the 2015 exhibition We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s-1970s at the Woodmere Art Museum.[8]

Watson died in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2022, at the age of 93.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Miles, Gary (July 15, 2022). "Howard N. Watson, nationally recognized watercolorist, illustrator, and teacher, has died at 93". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Howard Noel Watson – Biography". AskArt. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Howard Watson Watercolor Painting Philadelphia African American". Worthpoint. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Howard N Watson". Woodmere Art Museum. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Woodmere artist, 87, teaches 'repeat offenders' to 'see'". The Chestnut Hill Local. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Howard Watson, "Untitled [Newsstand]" (n.d.)". Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. December 6, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Schuylkill River from Boathouse Row to Art Museum". The Drexel Collection. October 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s–1970s". Woodmere Art Museum. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

Further reading

  • Philadelphia Watercolors by Howard N. Watson, 1971, Barre Publishers ISBN 082717022X
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