Henry Taylor. Sculptor. Wood carver. Bancroft, Ontario. Active 2nd to 3rd quarter 20th century.

Henry worked for many years for the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests (Ministry of Natural Resources). He carved in his spare time and on retiring. He was a primitive carver  of every kind of horse team powered vehicle from sleighs to timber barges almost always with the drivers and painted in bright ‘as found’ colors.

 An example of a team pulling a log sled by Henry Taylor:

Henry Taylor. Bancroft. Ont. Carving of a Logging sled.

Detail:

Henry Taylor. Detail of Logging Sled.

Adam Nichol. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Smith Falls, Ontario. Active early 20th century.

Adam Nichol made finely carved and painted decoys.

Ref: Bernie Gates,Ontario Decoys: Some Carvers and Regional Styles, Upper Canadian, Toronto. (1982)

Warren Meiler. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Hamilton, Ontario. Active late 20th century.

Jacob Roth. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Waterloo, Ontario. Active late 20th century.

Jacob Roth was a farmer most of his life. A Mennonite, he began carving late in his life, and his carvings reflected life in the Waterloo region of Ontario. He carved traditional situations and his carvings of horse drawn buggyies and sleighs were favorites of his and of collectors.  His work was well painted and full of detail. His carvings  can be found  in many museum and private collections.

A sample of one of his carvings:

Jacob Roth. Carving of a Buggy. Waterloo Ontario.

(Recently sold on the Collectivator website. Image from the Collectivator Site)

Ref:Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999)

Ref:Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985)

Ref: The Black Sheep Gallery

Ref:Collectivator Website.

Albert Hoto. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Moulton Twp, Ontario. Active mid 20th century.

Albert Hoto was a carver of birds and other wild-life, and farm animals, especially horses and the wagons that they pulled. In his life time he gained considerable renown in the Niagara area for his carvings.  Albert Hoto had great range in his work and his carvings were always full of detail and well painted.

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Ref: Sherman. Celebration, The Marjorie Larmon Coillection. Art Gallery of Windsor. 1982.

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).

Ref: Twas Ever Thus, Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Price Collection of Folk Art. Toronto. 1979.

Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).