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Walker was born at Listowel, Ontario on May 12 , 1858 . In 1873 he moved to Toronto , Ontario, where he was an apprentice at the photography firm of Notman and Frasier. In 1882 he moved to Rochester , New York . In 1883 he married Jeanette Pretty (d. 1938 ) of Toronto. They had two children, Alice ( 1884 - 1891 ) and Horatio Jr. ( 1886 - 1910 ). Walker was a member of several artists' organizations, including the American Watercolor Society ( 1882 ), the Royal Canadian Academy of Art (associate member in 1883 , full member in 1913 ), the Society of American Artists ( 1887 ), the National Academy Of Design (associate member in 1890 , full member in 1891 ), and the British Institute of Watercolours ( 1901 ). He was a founding member of the Canadian Art Club, which elected him as its president in 1915 . In 1928 he officially retired and moved to Sainte-Pétronille, Quebec . He died there on September 27 , 1938 . Walker's awards and prizes include:
He was awarded honorary doctorates from the University Of Toronto ( 1916 ) and Université Laval , Québec City ( 1938 ). EXTERNAL LINKS
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