Charles Francis Dore

Born: 1874  |  Died: 1960

Charles Francis Dore. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Painter. Ottawa, Ontario. Active early 20th century.

Charles Dore painted naive landscapes and portraits, in oil paint and coloured pencil. He also made painted relief carvings. He is in the collections of the CCFCS.

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Ref: Artists in Canada, Union list of Artist’s files. National Gallery of Canada. 1982.

Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).

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