Alfred Garceau. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Grand-Mere, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
Alfred Garceau made primitive carvings of people. In his words he carved the heads of his figures first and then the bodies. He never painted his work nor signed them. He was first mentioned in Les Patenteux du Quebec.
Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
