Maud Lewis
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Maud Kathleen Lewis 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
Lewis in front of her home
Maud Lewis Memorial in Marshalltown
The restored Maud Lewis Home on display at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Beaverboard
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Beaverboard is a fiberboard building material formed of wood fibre compressed into sheets. It was originally a trademark for a lumber product built up from the fibre of white spruce and made from 1906
Maud Lewis
…encouraged Lewis to paint, and he bought her her first set of oils. She expanded her range, using other surfaces for painting, such as pulp boards (beaverboards), cookie sheets, and Masonite. Lewis was a prolific artist and also painted on more or less every available surface in their tiny home: walls, doors…
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