man with tricorn hat and clay pipe
| Dudley
Dexter Watkins Early drawings from 1918 when aged 11 |
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These drawings were found in an old
autograph book bought for 20p in a charity shop in Middlesex in 2006.
These are the earliest known Watkins drawings. Signed and dated by Dudley
Watkins age 11, 1918. |
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man with tricorn hat and clay pipe |
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a countryside watercolour |
close up of signature |
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country park watercolour |
| As a related
item, the following drawings were found in an autograph book reportedly
belonging to someone who worked with Watkins during his time at Boots
Pure Drug Company, Nottingham. Signed and dated Dudley Watkins in 1924
when he was 16. The drawing on the right is by his younger sister Dorothy
Eva Watkins.. |
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