Background
Watkins, Franklin Chenault was born on December 30, 1894 in New York City. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Shirley (Chanault) Watkins.
Watkins, Franklin Chenault was born on December 30, 1894 in New York City. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Shirley (Chanault) Watkins.
Student Groton School, 1908-1910, University of Virginia, 1911-1912, University of Pennsylvania, 1912-1913, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1914-1920. A.F.D., Franklin and Marshall College, 1954.
One-man show Museum Modern Art New York, 1950. One man Retrospective Exhibit Philadelphia Museum Art, 1964. Instructor painting Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts.
Member of the board of directors Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts.
Married Ida Quigley, 1942.