Arthur Sauve. Sculptor. Maxville, Ontario. Active early to mid 20th century.

Arthur Sauve was a sculptor and carver of all manner of things. He made Tramp Art picture frames and other objects as early as the 1920’s and went on to carve people; local characters and others such as bull fighters from the world at large. He also made several versions of ‘Le Corpus’; Crucifixes and showing in them often his tramp art history. He used ‘as found’ materials when he could, as well as ‘found’ colors (oil-based house paint). He was also known for his whirligigs; some of them unconventional and very functional. His career was long as he started doing whatever he could do for a living after returning from the First War too injured to work full time in a permanent job.

See the Gallery on this site for a Crucifix by Arthur Sauve (C. 1935).

Here is a link to one of his Whirligigs from the Canadian History Museum:

Ref: <http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/treasure/137eng.shtml>

Stanley Williamson. Painter. Sculptor. Wood carver. Gananoque, Onterio. Active 1940’s and 1950’s.

Stanley Williamson was a naive carver and painter. He carved and painted  miniature models and was known for his models (with passengers and crew) of the boats and ships that passed Gananoque  in the Thousand Island area. He has been collected by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull. (See the link below.)

Link to a miniature by Stanley Williamson:

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/treasure/206eng.shtml

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

Christopher Holmes. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Mallorytown, Ontario. Active mid-20th century.

Christopher Holmes was a Decoy carver, active in the mid 20th century. He was also known for his  ornamental bird carvings.

David Horst. Sculptor. Wood carver. St. Jacobs, Ontario. Active mid-20th century.

Maker of naive painted carvings of birds and animals.

Cited: Canadian Antiques and Art Revue. (1980)