Canadian Folk Art and Outsider Art
Frederick Schiller Cozzens. Painter. Newfoundland. Active early 20th century.
Frederick Cozzens is known for his naive paintings of Newfoundland landscapes.
Ref: J. R. Harper. Early Painters and Engravers of Canada. University of Toronto Press. 1970.
Ref: T. Devolpi. Newfoundland. Toronto, Longman, Canada. 1972.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999)
D. W. Cox. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Kings County, Nova Scotia. Active 1930’s.
D. W. Cox made naive painted carvings of his part of Nova Scotia. He carved in the round and also made relief carvings.
Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Henri Conolley. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Pointe-Bleue, Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
Henri Conolley, is a Montagnais from the Mashteuiatsh (Pointe-Bleue) First Nations reserve in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. He carved decorative crooked knives, walking sticks and other utensils. He is cited in The Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies.
Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Ross Butler. Painter. Woodstock, Ontario. Active early 20th century.
Ross Butler was a naive artist. He painted scenes of farms and farm animals – prize cattle and horses. He was cited in
Ref: Artists in Canada, Union list of Artist’s files. National Gallery of Canada. 1982.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Leonard Burt. Painter. Bonne Bay, Newfoundland. Active 1974 – .
Leonard Burt was a naive artist. He painted scenes and landscapes of Newfoundland from his memory as a sailor on the coasts of Newfoundland. He painted large detailed panoramic views as big as 4 by 8 feet and smaller works on board and canvas. He painted in ‘as found’ oil paints. He usually signed his work. He has been collected by the Memorial University Art Gallery in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Ref: Patricia Grattan. Folk Memory: Three Newfoundland Painters. St. Johns, NL. Memorial University. 1976.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
