Fernand Richard. Sculptor. Wood carver. Saint-Ubald, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
Fernand Richard was the son of Wilfrid Richard and the brother of Marie-Jeanne Lavallee (nee Richard). He was was also a wood carver. Like most of the artists from the Richard family he began carving at a very young age. He carved animals and birds usually in colour.
An excellent article about the Richard family of Sculptors in Quebec from the online Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America:
http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-470/Animal_Folk_Art.html
