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Sydney Howard

Born: 1913  |  Died: 1991

Sydney Howard. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Albert Bridge, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Active 1940’s – late 20th century.

Sydney Howard began carving in the 1940’s. He carved animals. fish, birds and people. Always in paint and later in his career he signed his work. He carved life-sized figures, often of politicians and R.C.M.P officers for his yard.  Sydney Howard was in the first Lunenburg Folk Festival in 1988.

 

Ref: Marie Elwood. Folk Art of Nova Scotia. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Halifax. 1976.

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

Ref: Canadian Art. Spring, 1985.

Ref: Lerner. and Williamson, Art and Architecture in Canada. A Bibliography …to 1981. University of Totonto Press. 1991.

Ref: Anne Sutherland and Zalman Amit. The Sutherland/Amit Collection. Smith Falls, Ont. 1994.

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Ross Gould

Born: Active 1960's -.

Ross W. Gould. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Duntroon, Ontario. Active 1960’s -.

Ross Gould carved and painted naive sculptures. A work of his is cited in “From the Heart” (Pl. 225); and he is also mentioned in the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.

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

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

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William Goosney

Born: Active 1970's- .

William Goosney. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Birchey Head, Newfoundland. Active 1970’s- .

William Goosney was known for his Yard Art; especially his model of a lighthouse. He is 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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Ernest Goodwin

Born: 1899

Ernest L. Goodwin. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Baie Verte, New Brunswick. Active 20th century.

Ernest Goodwin was a decoy carver. He was also known for his painted ornamental carvings of birds.

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

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

 

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Tom Glover

Born: Active early 20th century.

Tom Glover. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Gananoque, Ontario. Active early 20th century.

Tom Glover was a decoy carver. He is cited in The Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization. CCFCS

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

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