One house in Hamilton, two major photographers
April 8, 2014
Two important photographers were born in the same house in Hamilton Ontario, 14 years apart. Jessie Tarbox Beals (1884-1969), America’s first female news photographer who was hired in 1902 by The Buffalo Inquirer and The Courier; and Canadian photographer Margaret Watkins (1884-1969) were both born in a large bourgeois house named Clydevia (not standing today) in the east end of Hamilton. We know this from Margaret Watkins’ journals at McMaster University.
This is just one of many interesting details shared by Lori Pauli in her CBC – Ottawa Morning interview from 2012, when the touring exhibition Margaret Watkins exhibition, Domestic Symphonies first opened at the National Gallery of Canada. For those who missed Pauli’s talk at the Museum and Cable 14/Hamilton Life interview in February, listen to the CBC interview now (8 minutes).
The exhibition continues at the McMaster Museum of Art until May 3.
Fall 2026 Exhibitions at the McMaster Museum of Art
September 4, 2026
Connected Histories, Research, and Archives—Interview with Nnamdi Nnake
September 1, 2026
What stories can the telegraph tell? More than a century after telegraph lines began to stretch across Nigeria, Connected Histories: The Telegraph in Nigeria invites visitors to take a fresh look at a technology that helped shape modern communications, colonial governance, labour, and everyday life. Drawing on the doctoral research of McMaster University PhD candidate Nnamdi Nnake, the exhibition brings together rare artifacts, archival […]
M(M)A Education Staff Teresa Gregorio Shortlisted in City of Hamilton’s Arts Champion Awards
June 23, 2026
Please join us in congratulating M(M)A’s Educator for Campus & Community Engagement, Teresa Gregorio, for being shortlisted in the Arts Champion Awards in City of Hamilton’s Arts Award 2026. The Arts Champion Awards may be conferred annually to living individuals who are outstanding supporters of the arts in Hamilton as volunteers, advocates, or board members. […]
