Leo (Leopold) Morissette. Sculptor. Woodcarver Joliette, Quebec. Active 1960’s-1980.

Leo Morrisette carved the woodland animals of Quebec as well as relief carvings often of famous people. Shown is a painted and varnished carving of a squirrel signed and dated 1978.

Leo Morissette. Carving of a Squirrel:

L. Morrisette Squirrel. 1978.

Mark on the Squirrel:

Leo Morissette. His Mark.

An example of his Mark:

Leo Morissette. Joliette, Quebec.

R. F. Fabric Artist. Hooked Rug Maker.  Charlevoix county, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

These initials are occasionally found on ornamental hooked mats in Charlevoix County. These mats are hooked with fine wool rag on burlap.  They are ornamental mats that are mounted and displayed on a wall. Charlevoix County. C. 1950.

Agnes Dube. Wood carver. Sculptor. Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active 1940’s – early 1950’s.

Agnes Dube carved in the ‘flat plane’ tradition of St-Jean-Port-Joli. Active 1940’s-1950’s, she  carved and painted people – usually quite small carvings – and in the traditional costume and scenes of Quebec. She always painted her carvings and usually signed ‘Agnes Dube’ but occasionally simply ‘Dube’. Some of the works that are signed with the last name only may possibly have been carved by Leandre Dube who I believe is a family member.

Agnes Dube. A carved and painted Quebec couple:

Agnes Dube. Carved and painted Quebec Couple.

Agnes Dube. Her mark in script:

Agnes Dube. Her mark in script.

Wilfrid Gagnon. Sculptor.  Charlevoix County, Quebec. Active 1930’s.

Wilfrid Gagnon was a carver of birds and animals. He was cited in Baker’s “Images of Charlevoix”.

Ref: Victoria baker. Images of Charlevoix 1784-1950. Montreal: Museum of Fine Arts. 1981.

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

Hector Desmarais. Decoy carver. Sculptor. Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.

Hector Desmarais was a decoy maker. His birds were well carved and very distinctive and became known throughout the decoy collecting community, both in Canada and the U.S. He was  a contemporary of Orel Lebouf and Paul-Emile Lacombe.