Robert ‘Bob’ Goyer. Sculptor. Wood carver. Painter. Dalesville, (Brownsburg) Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.
Bob Goyer made ornamental carvings (flowers etc) in Pine as well as relief carvings, animals, birds and people. He lived in Dalesville, Quebec and was active from the 1960’s until the end of the century. He signed his work; often with the date. In the 1950’s he made a series of paintings of a mine in rural Quebec that were acquired by the McCord Museum in Montreal. His early work was rarely painted but always signed. He is cited, with one of his works (Pl. 122), in ‘From The Heart’ 1983*.
A carved head by Bob Goyer. Signed and dated 1974:
Bob Goyer. Dalesville, (Brownsburg) Quebec.
Goyer’s mark:
Robert ‘Bob’ Goyer. His mark.
A Shore Bird by Bob Goyer:
Robert Goyer. Carving of a Shorebird. Dated ’98.
His mark:
Robert Goyer. His mark.
*Ref: The Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. From The Heart: Folk Art in Canada. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto. 1983.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
