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HOMER RANSFORD WATSON
PRCA, OSA
(1855-1936)
 

​Homer Watson was born in Doon Ontario and on the advice of Thomas Mower Martin he moved
to Toronto and worked part time for Notman-Fraser Photography studio.  He traveled to New York in 1876 and
in 1888 exhibited in the first show of the Canadian Academy.  That year he sold a major work
"The Pioneer Mill"  to the Marquis for Queen Victoria. 
Watson moved to England in 1987 for three years to exhibit his works.  In 2005 Canada Post issued a pair
of postage stamps to honour the artist, "Dawn in the Laurentides" and "The Flood Gates". 
He has been designated a "Person of National Historic Significance in Canada" and his former house in Doon
​ is now the Doon School of Fine Arts, a designated National Historic Site of Canada.
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