John Wesley Cotton
John Wesley Cotton | |
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| Born | October 29, 1869 Simcoe County, Ontario |
| Died | November 24, 1931 (aged 62) Toronto, Ontario |
| Education | Toronto Art Students' League (1886); School of the Art Institute of Chicago; with Eli Marsden Wilson in London (1911-1913) |
| Known for | printmaker, watercolorist, and painter |
| Spouse | Maude Campbell |
| Awards | honorable mention for his exhibition at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco (1915) |
John Wesley Cotton (October 29, 1869 – November 24, 1931) was a printmaker and painter in the early years of the 20th century. He was known for his aquatints, etchings, and drypoints, and for introducing the colour aquatint process to Canada.