Maud Lewis. "Christmas Sleigh Ride". c. 1964 oil on board, private collection.
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Maud Kathleen Lewis, born March 7th 1901, was a Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia. Living in poverty with her husband in a small house in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, most of her life, she achieved national recognition in 1964 and 1965.
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In 2017 Mongrel Media released her life story as a film called "Maudie" staring Academy Award nominees #SallyHawkins and @EthanHawke.
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Maud Lewis overcame the physical challenge of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis to become one of Canada’s premier folk artists.
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The original tiny house that Lewis shared with her husband, Everett, has been restored and is housed at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax.
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She died on July 30th 1970 in Digby Nova Scotia.
Very fitting for the day.
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