Maud Lewis
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Maud Lewis was a Canadian folk artist celebrated for her brightly colored, cheerful paintings depicting rural Nova Scotia life despite living in poverty and with severe arthritis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artworkSubject |
cats
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coastal landscapes ⓘ flowers ⓘ horses ⓘ oxen ⓘ rural Nova Scotia life ⓘ winter scenes ⓘ |
| birthName | Maud Dowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-07-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian ⓘ |
| genre | folk art ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
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National Gallery of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Maud Lewis Painted House (artifact preserved by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
documentaries about Canadian folk art
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film "Maudie" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | local Nova Scotia folk traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cheerful, brightly colored scenes
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small-scale paintings sold from her home ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis ⓘ |
| movement |
Naïve art
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folk art ⓘ |
| name | Maud Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brightly colored paintings of rural Nova Scotia
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depictions of animals, flowers, and landscapes ⓘ painted house interior and exterior ⓘ |
| notableWork | painted interior of her Marshalltown house ⓘ |
| occupation |
folk artist
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
NERFINISHED
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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialBackground | lived in poverty ⓘ |
| spouse | Everett Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
simplified forms and flat perspective
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vivid, high-contrast colors ⓘ |
| workLocation | Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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