Craftsmen Young and Old

19589 min 17 secFilm: Documentary, News Magazine (1940-1965)

All the Family Carves: The home workshop in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, of André Bourgault, French Canadian sculptor. Last of the Totem Makers: Chief Mungo Martin and son David preserve a unique art of Indigenous People on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Man who Makes Monsters: Dinosaurs, towering reptiles, all made of concrete by John Kanerva, turn the Calgary zoo into a primeval landscape.

Subject categories


  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > British ColumbiaPortraitsVisual Arts and Architecture
  • Visual Arts > Carving and SculptureIndigenous ArtQuébecWestern Canada
  • Crafts > First Nations CraftsSculpture and Woodcarving
  • Animals > Parks, Reserves and ZoosPrehistoric Animals