Canadian Folk Art and Outsider Art
Harold Burke. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Drumhead, Nova Scotia. Active 20th century.
Harold Burke was a decoy carver.
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).
John Buist. Sculptor. Painter. Kingston, Ontario. Active late 20th century.
John Buist was a Guard at the Kingston penitentiary. When he retired he made painted sculptures in clay and wood of guards and prisoners as well as models of interiors of Kingston Penitentiary. His work is in private collections and the Penitentiary Museum in Kingston.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Roger Bujold. Sculptor, Woodcarver. Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick. Active 1970’s -.
Roger Bujold is a naive artist. He carves people and horses.
Ref: Artisan ’78. A catalogue of contemporary Canadian crafts: Canada Crafts Council.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Jane Buckles. Sculptor. Fabric artist. Toronto, Ontario. Active late 20th century – .
Jane Buckles is a maker of dolls and fabric sculptures. Cited in The Canadian Centre for Folk Lore Studies.
Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Charlie Buchanan. Sculptor. Woodcarver. North Augusta, Ontario. Active mid 20th century – .
Charlie Buchanan was a carver of decoys and decorative waterfowl.
Ref: Bernie Gates. Ontario Decoys ll . The UpperCanadian. 1986.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
