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Joseph Shink

Born: 1884  |  Died: 1963

Joseph Shink. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Beaumont, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

Joseph Shink was a sculptor of naive carvings of  people, birds and animals as well as religious figures. His carvings of people were known for their strong facial features, particularly their eyes. His work was painted in ‘as found’ colors. Active in the 1950’s; Shinks work has been collected by Quebec’s Museum of Civilization.

 

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

Ref: Adrien Levasseur. Website. And: Sculpteurs en Art Populaire au Quebec, Editions GID, Quebec. 2012.

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Roger Dumont

Born: 1937

Roger Dumont. Sculptor. St. Arsene, Quebec. Active late 20th century -.

Roger Dumont makes sculptures of birds, largely imaginary carvings of hens, roosters, ducks and geese, to name a few, as well as people . He worked with ‘as found’ wood; driftwood, roots of trees and other wood parts found in the forests around Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec. He at one time worked with his partner, Celine Denis who would color the birds. Most carvings are signed R. or Roger Dumont but I have seen works with both names. Roger Dumont has created many marvelous impressionistic and colorful carvings.

Two works by Roger Dumont:

Roger Dumont. Two Birds.

Roger Dumont. Two Birds.

 

A link to a film about Roger Dumont on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/17470070

 

 

 

 

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Erskine Brown

Born: 1892

Erskine Brown, Sculptor. Woodcarver. Thornbury, Ontario. Active 1961-1970’s..

Erskine Brown was a farmer in the Thornbury area. He made carvings of horse-drawn and oxen drawn farm vehicles as well as the animals on the farm. He also carved  birds and people. He was an accomplished artist and he painted his work. He is cited and collected by The Canadian Museum of Civilization.

A link to an image of his work at The Canadian Museum of History:

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/treasure/207eng.shtml

 

Ref: The Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. From The Heart: Folk Art in Canada. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto. 1983.

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

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

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Eddie Mandaggio

Born: 1927

Eddie Mandaggio. Sculptor. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Active early 1970’s – 2003.

Eddie Mandaggio came to Nova Scotia from Manitoba and Northern Ontario. He carved animals and birds, usually good sized and full of color. He often worked with old hydro and telephone poles to make his larger carvings. These pieces of round seemed to influence his forms And he knew when to leave well enough alone. Mr. Madaggio has been collected in museums and privately around North America.

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Jose Machada

Born: Active mid-20th century.

Jose Macada. Sculptor. Toronto, Ontario. Active mid 20th century.

A maker of whirligigs using ‘as found’ materials, plastics, metal, and wood, some very elaborate and highly decorated. He is originally from Portugal and began to make his sculptures when he retired. His work is in museum and private collections.

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