WATKINS, KENNETH (1847-1933), was born at Ootacamund, India, the son of Major John Watkins, and educated at Wellington College, England, where he won the first prize for drawing three years in succession. He studied art in France, Italy and Switzerland (under Chevalier Terry and van der Velde for landscape, and P. F. Connolly for figure). When visiting Singapore he was appointed aide-de-camp to the Rajah of Johore, and three years later came to New Zealand (1873). After spending some months sketching and photographing, he was appointed instructor at the School of Art in Auckland, and was later drawing master at the Grammar and other schools. Retiring in 1915, he lived thereafter at Dannevirke and East Cape.

Art in N.Z., Sep 1933.

Reference: Volume 2, page 239

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