at his old house, which he and his sister had transformed into a small art gallery. Homer Watson's letters, his unpublished manuscripts, and his paintings, drawings, and prints document the issues that most interested him as an artist. Of his concerns, the commemoration of southern Ontario's pioneers and early settlers and the visual expression of Canadian regional and national identities locate Watson firmly within the milieu of many of his fellow artists of the time. In addition to these priorities, his dedication to safeguarding the natural environment was exceptional and far-sighted. On May 27, 2005, Canada Post issued a pair of postage stamps in his honour. Two stamps of denominations 50 and 85 cents were issued depicting two of his works, Dawn in the Laurentides and The Flood Gates. An arterial road in Kitchener, which connects the Doon area to the main parts of the city, is named Homer Watson Boulevard. Watson has been designated a Person of National Historic Significance in Canada. Watson's former house in Doon, now the Homer Watson House & Gallery, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980. Selected works References Sources Further reading External links Homer Watson House & Gallery Biography at Mount Allison University Virtual Museum on Homer Watson London Ontario Museum on Homer Watson University of Waterloo Library Holdings on Homer Watson Homer Watson fonds at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario 1855 births 1936 deaths 19th-century Canadian painters Canadian male painters 20th-century Canadian painters Canadian landscape painters Artists from Kitchener, Ontario Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) 19th-century Canadian male artists 20th-century Canadian male artists Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts