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2 days ago · Maud Lewis (1903–1970) was, and still is, one of Canada’s most celebrated folk artists, but even so, she’s often left out of the conversations about Canadian women’s art history. Lacking the training and sophistication of the Montreal-based Beaver Hall Group and the radical intrepidness of Vancouver artist Emily Carr, Lewis took a ...
May 17, 2023 · Maud Kathleen Lewis (née Dowley), artist (born 7 March 1901 or 1903 in Yarmouth, NS; died 30 July 1970 in Digby, NS). Maud Lewis was a Canadian painter and folk artist. Her artistic talents were largely hidden throughout much of her life — a result of poverty, shyness and social anxiety brought on by suffering from severe birth defects.
Jun 16, 2017 · Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis spent 32 years of her life in a one-room house on a secluded dirt road in Nova Scotia. By the time of her death in 1970, she’d covered nearly every surface of the little home with joyous paintings: Clusters of tulips filled the windows, birds and butterflies fluttered ...
Jun 19, 2017 · Sally Hawkins stars in Maudie, the true story of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, who painted cheerful scenes on whatever materials she could find. Duncan Deyoung/Courtesy of Mongrel Media....
Maud Lewis is one of Canada’s most beloved folk artists. With no formal training, and despite living with arthritis her innate talent allowed her to paint vibrant scenes of rural maritime life.
Jun 19, 2017 · Lewis sold paintings to passing tourists for $2. Now, they go for as much as $20,000 and her entire house is on view in a museum. Maudie tells the true story of the untrained artist from Nova...
Oct 21, 2020 · Maud Lewis: A Canadian heroine who, despite a hard life, painted 'pure joy' 'She shouldn't have been happy, but in her paintings, my goodness, they are happiness' CBC Arts · Posted: Oct 21,...
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