Arthur Fournier

Born: 1834

Arthur Fournier. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active late 19th century.

Arthur Fournier was a ‘self-taught’ woodcarver in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. He was considered an influence on the work of the 20th century artists from the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli area.

Ref: Lerner. and Williamson, Art and Architecture in Canada. A Bibliography …to 1981. University of Totonto Press. 1991.

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).