This unlocated portrait painting of the actress Mary Pickford by Dawson-Watson is known through a newspaper article in an unknown St. Louis newspaper. In 1923 Dawson-Watson visited Hollywood during the making of the silent film “Rosita.” Mary Pickford was starring in the film as Rosita.

Dawson Dawson-Watson was awarded the National Prize for his painting The Glory of the Morning in the Texas Wildflower Competitive Exhibition, 1927.

The Glory of the Morning was originally exhibited in a hand-carved frame by Dawson-Watson. The current location of the frame is unknown.

Dawson Dawson-Watson was awarded the Purchase Prize for his painting, Spring, in the Texas Wildflower Competitive Exhibition, 1927.