Rosaire Leblanc. Sculptor. Wood carver. Sainte-Sophie, Cte of Nicolet, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.
Rosaire Leblanc created primitive painted wood carvings. He was also known for his bird carvings and has been collected by Museums and private collectors in Quebec and elsewhere. There is a Wood pecker (‘Pic dore’) carved by him in the McCord Museum collections in Montreal.
Ref: Francois-Marc Gagnon. Vie des Arts. Vol. 20, No. 82, Spring 1976. “La Voliere Enchantee”. A description of an exhibition of Bird carvings and the sculptors at the McCord museum in 1976.
Link to a PDF (in French): https://www.erudit.org/culture/va1081917/va1186410/55033ac.pdf
