Albert Giroux. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Sainte-Anne-de-la-Parade, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.
Albert Giroux was a naive sculptor. He made unpainted carvings of people that told a story of their lives. His work was focused on history especially the history of his family and of Quebec and the church. His carvings were well done and showed great feeling. “I wanted to show a crying child, who was hungry”, he said in an interview. Giroux seemed to treat wood like marble in his work. (There were marble Quarries near where he lived.) He was first mentioned in Les Patenteux du Quebec.
Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.
Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Ref: Jean Simard, Pour Passer Le Temps: Artistes Populaires Du Quebec, Gouvernement du Quebec, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles. 1985.
