Canadian Folk Art and Outsider Art
Guy Bailey. Painter. Cap-de-la-Medeleine, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.
Guy Bailey was cited in Bouilizon as a naive painter.
Ref: G. Boulizon, Y. Daigle and A-M. Bost, Ces Peintres du Quebec et de L’Acadie. Ville Saint-Laurent.Editions du Trecarre. (1989).
Edwin Backman (Bachman). Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Active 19th early 20th century.
Edwin Backman was a decoy carver.
Ref: Richard Field. Spirit of Nova Scotia. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Halifax. 1985.
Ref: Guyette, Decoys of Maritime Canada.(1983)
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Walter Avis. Sculptor. Toronto, Ontario. Active 1910.
Walter Avis was a decoy carver.
Ref: Ralph and Patricia Price. ‘Twas Ever Thus. Toronto. M.F. Feheley. 1979.
Ref: Bernie Gates. Ontario Decoys ll . The UpperCanadian. 1986.
Reynolds Aulenback. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Active late 20th century.
Reynolds Aulenback carved the famous as well as people he knew, and birds and animals when the material he found represented them. He worked with ‘as found’ materials and colours especially tree branches from the woods and seashore. He used bright primary colours and always signed and often titled his work. He was a long time participator in the Lunenburg Fol Art festival and has been collected widely.
Charlie Atkinson. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Active mid 20th century.
Charlie Atkinson was a carver of birds and people and things for his yard. He made bird houses and models of buildings. He painted all of his works and was very fond of polka dots. He has been collected widely by museums and also private collectors. Several of his sculptures are in the Museum of Civilization, i Hull. (See the link below.)
Ref: Marie Elwood. Folk Art of Nova Scotia. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Halifax. 1976.
Ref:National Museum of Man, From the Heart Folk Art in Canada (1983)
Ref:Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999)
Ref: Link to Can. Mus. of Civilization site for work of Charlie Atkinson:
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/eden/edout05e.shtml
