Sunny World of Maud Lewis

Maud Kathleen Lewis (1903 – 1970) was a Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia. She lived most of her life in poverty in a small house in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia. Lewis received national recognition in 1964 and 1965 for her cheerful paintings of landscapes, animals and flowers that offer a nostalgic and optimistic vision of her native province. Several books, plays and films have been released about her. Maud Lewis remains one of Canada's most famous folk artists. Her works are exhibited at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, as well as in her restored house, the walls of which she decorated with her works.

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