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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Eugene LeClerc
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Eugene LeClerc

Canadian, 1885 - 1968
Place of ResidenceSaint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Canada
BiographySculptor. Wood carver. Sailor. St.-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Model ship builder. Active from 1931. He began building ship models after a ship board accident forced his retirement. From the very beginning his models were sought after. By 1933 he was building them full time and had the help of his entire family. (source: http://lyleelderfolkart.com/artist-bios/leclerc-eugene/)