Lewis, Maud, 1903-1970

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
לואיס, מוד, 1903-1970
Name (Latin)
Lewis, Maud, 1903-1970
Other forms of name
Dowley, Maud Kathleen, 1903-1970
Lewis, Maude, 1903-1970
Date of birth
1903-03-07
Date of death
1970-07-30
Associated country
Canada
Occupation
Folk artists
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 65644391
Wikidata: Q1479154
Library of congress: n 91027365
Sources of Information
  • Bogart, Jo Ellen. Capturing joy, c2002:t.p. (Maud Lewis) afterword (Maud Kathleen Dowley, Maude Lewis, artist from Nova Scotia)
  • LAC internal file, February 15, 2019(heading: Lewis, Maud, 1903-1970; folk artist; born in South Ohio, Nova Scotia on March 7, 1903; died in Digby, Nova Scotia on July 30, 1970; Canadian)
  • Maud's country, landscapes of Nova Scotia through the eyes of Maud Lewis, 2018.
  • The illuminated life of Maud Lewis, 1996 :p. viii (b. 1903 in South Ohio, Nova Scotia) p. 72 (d. 1970)
  • nuc91-4841: Woolaver, L. From Ben Loman to the sea, c1979(hdg. on CaBVaU rept.: Lewis, Maud, 1903- ; usage: Maud Lewis)
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Wikipedia description:

Maud Kathleen Lewis (née Dowley; March 7, 1903 – July 30, 1970) was a Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia. She lived most of her life in poverty in a tiny house in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia. She achieved national recognition in 1964 and 1965 for her cheerful paintings of landscapes, animals and flowers, which offer a nostalgic and optimistic vision of her native province. Several books, plays and films have been produced about her. She remains one of Canada's most celebrated folk artists. Her works are displayed at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, as well as her restored house, whose walls she adorned with her art. Despite her recognition, Lewis never had a museum exhibition, nor was her work collected by art galleries or museums during her lifetime.

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