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William Hazzard

Born: Active 1970's - 1980's.

William Hazzard. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Regina, Saskatchewan. Active 1970’s –  1980’s.

William Hazzard made  painted carvings of birds. Hazzard was largely self-taught. His carvings are lifelike  and true to colour. He signed his work. He was cited in The Canadian Collector. 1985 and in the Canadian Museum of Civilization. William Hazzard also made painted relief carvings.

The Canadian Museum Of Civilization has a page on William Hazzard with a Gallery:

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/bronfman/hazzrd1e.shtml

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

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Joe Hayter

Born: Active 1980's

Joe Hayter. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Trinity, Newfoundland. Active 1980’s.

Joe Hayter sculpted naive yard art and whirligigs. He was cited in Grattan. 1983.

 

Ref: P. Grattan. Flight of Fancy, Newfoundland Yard Art. St. Johns, Newfoundland. Memorial University Art Gallery. 1983.

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

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Donald Hay

Born: Active 1970's - .

Donald Hay. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Belleville, Ontario. Active 1970’s – .

Donald Hay carves birds. He is known as a skilled carver. He colours and signs his works. he was cited in The UpperCanadian in 1978.

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

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Ida Harvey

Born: 1895  |  Died: 1960

Adela Harvey. Fabric artist. Painter. Rug Hooker. Charlevoix County, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

Adela Harvey was a painter of naive Charlevoix scenes and landscapes. She worked with Georges-Edouard Tremblay in his studio at Pointe-au-Pic. She painted and hooked her paintings as well as those of M. Tremblay. (See the article on Georges-Edouard Tremblay.

 

Ref: Victoria baker. Images of Charlevoix 1784-1950. Montreal: Museum of Fine Arts. 1981.

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

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Otis Hatt

Born: 1871  |  Died: 1946

Otis Hatt. Sculptor. Decor carver. Chester Basin, Nova Scotia. Active early 20th century.

Otis Hatt was a decoy carver. He also is known for making miniature ornamental Whistler decoys.

 

Ref: Guyette, Decoys of Maritime Canada.(1983).

Ref: Gerald Ferguson, Decoy carvers of Nova Scotia. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. 1984.

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

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