Canadian Folk Art and Outsider Art
George Dekkers. Painter. North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Active mid 20th century.
George Dekkers made naive paintings in oil; of landscapes and of people.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Ford Davidson. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Edmonton, Alberta. Active mid 20th century.
Ford Davidson was a naive sculptor. He is cited in “Playful Objects” 1980.*
*Ref: J. Thomas. Playful Objects. Edmonton: Alberta Culture. 1980.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Joseph David. Painter. Sculptor. Printmaker. British Columbia. Active late 20th century.
Joe David, a member of the Clayoquot Clan on B. C.’s Northwest Coast First Nations people. He carves masks and is a print-maker. He is collected by the National Gallery of Canada.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Ref: Lerner. and Williamson, Art and Architecture in Canada. A Bibliography …to 1981. University of Totonto Press. 1991.
Rosie Daneluk. Painter. Whitford, Alberta. Active mid 20th century.
Rosie Daneluk was cited in the Journal the Upper Canadian, Jan/Feb 1990.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Leah Frey Daum. Painter. Elmira, Ontario. Active mid 20th century.
Leah Frey Daum Was a naive painter. She painted landscapes from her memories of childhood in Waterloo County. Her medium was ‘as found’ oil colours.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
