I am grateful to the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain for her support of Maud Lewis: Life & Work. This book began as a commission from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and I would like to thank Sarah Moore Fillmore, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs, for her confidence in my ability to write a book about Maud Lewis that would serve the artist and her legacy. I would also like to thank the AGNS team that I worked with on the original book, particularly Amy Batchelor, Shannon Parker, and Troy Wagner. Reconfiguring that project as an ACI online art book was an enormous task, made possible through the hard work and diligence of Sara Angel’s team at ACI. In particular, I would like to thank my editor, Jocelyn Anderson, for all her support on making Maud Lewis: Life & Work a reality.
From the ACI
The Art Canada Institute gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Title Sponsor of this book, the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain.
We thank the Founding Sponsor of the Art Canada Institute: BMO Financial Group.
The ACI is honoured to be presenting this book with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia as a cultural partner, and particularly wishes to thank Shannon Parker for her work on this publication. Maud Lewis: Life & Work is an adaptation of Our Maud: The Life, Art and Legacy of Maud Lewis, written by Ray Cronin and published by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in 2017.
The ACI also thanks the other Title Sponsors of the 2021–2022 Canadian Online Art Book Project: Marilyn and Charles Baillie; Alexandra Bennett in memory of Jalynn Bennett; Kiki and Ian Delaney; Blake C. Goldring, CM, MSM, CD; Lawson Hunter; The Stonecroft Foundation for the Arts; and Trinity Development Foundation.
We thank the 2021–2022 Season Sponsors of the Art Canada Institute: the Connor, Clark & Lunn Foundation; The Scott Griffin Foundation; The McLean Foundation; and The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation.
We are grateful to the Art Canada Institute Leaders: Anonymous; Anonymous; Alexandra Baillie; John and Katia Bianchini; Christopher Bredt and Jamie Cameron; Linda and Steven Diener; Michelle Koerner and Kevin Doyle; Joan and Martin Goldfarb; Tim and Darka Griffin; Lawson Hunter; Richard and Donna Ivey; The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation; Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation; McCarthy Tétrault LLP; The McLean Foundation; Bill Morneau and Nancy McCain Foundation at Toronto Foundation; Partners in Art; Sandra and Jim Pitblado; Tim and Frances Price; Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan Charitable Foundation; The Donald R. Sobey Foundation; The Stonecroft Foundation for the Arts; TD Bank Group; Fred Waks; Bruce V. and Erica Walter; Eberhard and Jane Zeidler; and Sara and Michael Angel.
Appreciation goes as well to our Patrons: Anonymous; Malcolm Burrows and Barbara Dick; Debra and Barry Campbell; Anne-Marie Canning; Cowley Abbott Fine Art; Lilly Fenig; Jane and Michael Freund; Leslie S. Gales and Keith Ray; Roger and Kevin Garland; The Lindy Green Family Charitable Foundation; Franca Gucciardi, matched by McCall MacBain Foundation; Jane Huh; Elaine Kierans and Shawn McReynolds; Trina McQueen; Judith and Wilson Rodger; Fred and Beverly Schaeffer; Michael Simmonds and Steven Wilson; Andrew Stewart and Kathy Mills; Carol Weinbaum; and Robin and David Young.
Gratitude goes as well to our Founding Patrons, who supported the Art Canada Institute in its first year: Jalynn Bennett, The Butterfield Family Foundation, David and Vivian Campbell, Albert E. Cummings, The Fleck Family, Roger and Kevin Garland, Glorious and Free Foundation, Gluskin Sheff + Associates, The Scott Griffin Foundation, Gershon Iskowitz Foundation, The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation, Michelle Koerner and Kevin Doyle, Phil Lind and Ellen Roland, Sarah and Tom Milroy, Partners in Art, Sandra L. Simpson, Stephen Smart, Nalini and Tim Stewart, and Robin and David Young.
The ACI wishes to thank the Admiral Digby Museum, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Stephen Topfer), Atlantic Fine Art (Ted Moore), Cahén Archives (Maggie Cahén), Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (Nicole Plaskett), Canadian Museum of History (Erin Wilson), CCCA Canadian Art Database (Bill Kirby), CFFI Ventures Inc. (John Risley, Molly Cronin), Cowley Abbott (Rob Cowley, Louise Dudley), Detroit Public Library (Carla Reczek), Digby Municipal Heritage (Robert Hersey), Estate of Gerald Ferguson (Heather Ferguson), Grandma Moses Properties Inc. and Kallir Research (Christina Roman), Hodgins Art Auctions Ltd (Kevin King), McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Jessica Ho, Janine Butler), Mongrel Media (Ai Tsuzuki, Jonathan Wyman), Morphy Auctions (Sarah Stoltzfus), Nova Scotia Archives (Jessica Kilford), Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society, Smithsonian American Art Museum (Richard Sorenson), TuckDB Database, Yarmouth County Museum and Archives (Lisette Gaudet), and Beth Brooks, Alan Deacon, Laura Kenney, Sheila Kinnear, Chris Mills, Dr. Doug Lewis and Florence Lewis, Paul Lewis, Holly Lewis, T.J. Maguire, and Kim Thompson.
The ACI also recognizes the additional private collectors who have given permission for their works to be published in this edition.
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Credit for Cover Image
Maud Lewis, Three Black Cats, n.d. (See below for details.)
Key Works: Maud Lewis, Yellow Birds, c.1960s. (See below for details.)
Significance & Critical Issues: Maud Lewis, The Bluenose, c.1960s. (See below for details.)
Style & Technique: Maud Lewis, Lighthouse and Lobster Trap, n.d. Private collection. Courtesy of Hodgins Art Auctions Ltd., Calgary.
Sources & Resources: Maud Lewis, Paintings for Sale, 1960s. (See below for details.)
Where to See: Installation view of the exhibition Maud Lewis: As Collected by John Risley, June 24 to September 17, 2017, at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Copyright & Credits: Panoramic view of Maud Lewis’s Painted House. (See below for details.)
Credits for Works by Maud Lewis
Bird Scallop Shell, n.d. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Black Cat Scallop Shell, n.d. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Blacksmith’s Shop, 1960s. Collection of Dr. Doug and Florence Lewis, Digby, Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Bluenose, c.1960s. Collection of Dr. Doug Lewis and Florence Lewis, Digby, Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
British Kingfisher & Apple Blossoms, 1963. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Buggy Ride, 1940s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Carriage and Dog, n.d. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Child Feeding Squirrels, c.1940s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of Bessie Dalrymple, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, 1999. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Children Skiing, mid 1960s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of Dr. Peter Moore, Toronto, Ontario, 1994. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Children Waving at a Train, c.1950s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Covered Bridge in Winter with Skaters, mid 1960s. Private collection. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Cows Grazing Among Flowering Spruce, c.1965. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Deer Crossing Stream, 1960s. Collection of Dr. Doug Lewis and Florence Lewis, Digby, Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Deer in Winter, c.1950. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1974. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
The Docks Pier, Bear River, n.d. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Drying Cod Flakes, mid/late 1950s. Private collection. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Eddie Barnes & Ed Murphy Going Fishing, 1965. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Erie Train, c.1949/1950. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Everett Plowing, 1960s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Fall Scene with Deer, c.1950. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1974. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Feeding the Horses, n.d. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Fish for Sale, 1969/70. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Fishing Schooner in the Bay of Fundy, n.d. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Flowers with Candle Lantern, c.1943. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Flowers with Yellow Bird, c.1943. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Fountain with Birds, c.1943. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Greetings, c.1945. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Haywagon, 1940s. Private collection. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Horse and Sleigh, 1960s. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
House and Ox Cart by the River, 1960s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Lighthouse and Ferry at Cape Forchu, Yarmouth County, 1960s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Lighthouse and Gulls, n.d. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Maple Syrup Gathering, 1960s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Matchbox Holder with Painted Lady, c.1960s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1984. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Maud Lewis’s Painted House, n.d. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1984. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Model T Ford, c.1955–65. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Model T on Tour, 1960s. Collection of Dr. Doug Lewis and Florence Lewis, Digby, Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Nova Scotia Harbour in Autumn, n.d. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Oxen and Logging Wagon, c.1960s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of Louise Donahoe, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1996. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Oxen in Spring [Two Oxen with Yoke], c.1960s. Private collection, Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Painted Cookie Tin with Flowers, c.1960s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1984. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Painted Yellow Breadbox with Two Doors, c.1960s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1984. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Paintings for Sale, 1960s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Roadster and Cow, c.1960s. Collection of Dr. Doug Lewis and Florence Lewis, Digby, Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Sandy Cove, late 1940s/early 1950s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Scene Near Bear River, 1960s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
The Skaters, n.d. Collection of the Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau. Courtesy of Cowley Abbott, Toronto.
Smith’s Cove, Digby County, c.1952. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Storm Door on the Painted House, n.d. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1984. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
The Sunday Sleigh Ride, n.d. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Team of Oxen in Winter, 1967. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of Vic and Ann Matties, Surrey, British Columbia, 2012. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Three Black Cats, 1955. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Three Black Cats, n.d. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Three Black Cats, n.d. Private collection. Courtesy of Cowley Abbott, Toronto.
Train Coming into Station, c.1949/1950. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Untitled, n.d. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Untitled(boy with grey cat), 1969. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Untitled (Digby Ferry Passing Point Prim Lighthouse), 1950s. Private collection, Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Untitled (Horses Ploughing), n.d. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Untitled (Ship at Dock), 1960s. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Vase with Flowers, 1965. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Village Scene with Sleigh Ride [Christmas Card], c.1951. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
White Cat, 1965/1966. Private collection.
White Cat [2], 1960s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of Johanna Hickey, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2006. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
White Flowers with Blue Birds, c.1943. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
White House and Digby Gut, 1960s. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Winter Sleigh Ride, c.1960s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of Alan Deacon, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 1994. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Wishing Well and Flowers, c.1943. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Yellow Birds, c.1960s. Private collection. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Credits for Photographs and Works by Other Artists
AGNS’s Employee of the Month, 2018, by Laura Kenney. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist. Photo credit: Jody O’Brien.
American Winter Scene, 1940s, by unknown [after Joseph Hoover and Currier & Ives]. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of John and Norma Oyler, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2009. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, n.d., photographer unknown.
Bill Spurr with his wagon, 1942, photographer unknown. Collection of the Nova Scotia Archives, E.A. Bollinger collection. Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Archives.
Cookie tin in the Painted House, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Cover of Brighten the Corner Where You Are, 2020, by Carol Bruneau.
Cover of For Folk’s Sake: Art and Economy in Twentieth-Century Nova Scotia, 2016, by Erin Morton.
Cover of Maclean’s magazine, April 14, 1956, by Oscar Cahén. Collection of the Cahén Archives. Courtesy of the Cahén Archives.
Cover of Maud Lewis and the Nova Scotia Terroir, 2019.
Cover of Maud Lewis: Paintings for Sale, 2019, by Sarah Milroy.
Cover of Our Maud: The Life, Art and Legacy of Maud Lewis, 2017, by Ray Cronin.
Cover of The Painted House of Maud Lewis: Conserving a Folk Art Treasure, 2001, by Laurie Hamilton.
Detail of the restored kitchen area in the Painted House, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Family with horse and buggy, possibly W.H. Buckley’s family at their carriage, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, c.1910. Collection of the Nova Scotia Archives, Buckley Family collection. Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Archives.
Fishing schooner, “Bluenose,” n.d., by W.R. MacAskill. Collection of the Nova Scotia Archives, MacAskill collection. Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Archives.
Frontal view of Maud Lewis’s Painted House, n.d., photographer unknown. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Home of Maud Lewis, 1951, by John Collier Jr. Collection of the Nova Scotia Archives, Alexander H. Leighton collection. Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Archives.
Installation of the exhibition Maud Lewis: As Collected by John Risley, June 24 to September 17, 2017, at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Installation view of Maud Lewis exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, 2019. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Installation view of Maud Lewis exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, 2019. Courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Photo credit: Alexandra Cousins.
Installation view of Maud Lewis’s Horses Hauling on display in the Painted House, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Installation view of Maud Lewis’s Painted House in the Scotiabank Maud Lewis Gallery at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 2007. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Interior of Maud Lewis’s Painted House after restoration, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
The interior of the Painted House before restoration, 1984, photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Letter from Maud Lewis to John Kinnear, 1967.
Letter from Maud Lewis to Mrs. Chaplin, July 1957. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Mason Family Parcheesi Gameboard, c.1925. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchased with funds from the Government of Canada, Ottawa, under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, 1992. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Maud Dowley with a cat named Fluffy, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Maud Dowley with her brother, Charles Dowley, and mother, Agnes Mary Dowley, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Yarmouth County Archives.
Maud and Everett Lewis in front of the Painted House, c.1963.
Maud Lewis in the doorway of her home, 1961, photograph by Cora Greenway. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
The Painted House in disrepair, c.1981, photographer unknown. Collection of Yarmouth County Archives. Courtesy of Yarmouth County Archives.
Panoramic view of the interior of the Painted House after restoration, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Postage stamp featuring Maud Lewis, Family and Sled, c.1960s, 2020. Courtesy of Canada Post.
Postage stamp featuring Maud Lewis, Team of Oxen in Winter, 1967, 2020. Courtesy of Canada Post.
Postcard depicting the Evangeline Wharf in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, c.1910. Private collection.
Poster of Maudie, 2016. Courtesy of Mongrel Media, Toronto.
Prize yoke of oxen, Halifax, Nova Scotia, c.1950s, photographer unknown, published by The Book Room Ltd., Halifax.
Restored door of Maud Lewis’s Painted House, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1984. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
The restored kitchen area of the Painted House, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Sailboat, 1975, by Everett Lewis. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1977. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Tourism booklet for Nova Scotia, 1960. Collection of the Nova Scotia Archives Library. Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Archives.
Trotting Horse Weathervane, c.1920s. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, purchase, 1978. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Untitled [Animals], n.d., by Joe Sleep. Private collection. Courtesy of Atlantic Fine Art.
View of Cape Forchu Lighthouse before De-Staffing in 1993, n.d., photograph by Chris Mills.
View of the Lewis family headstone in Marshalltown, Digby County, Nova Scotia, n.d., photograph by Robert Hersey. Courtesy of Robert Hersey.
View of the Maud Lewis memorial in Marshalltown, Digby County, Nova Scotia, n.d., photograph by Robert Hersey. Courtesy of Robert Hersey.
Yarmouth Main Street, looking south, c.1887–92, photographer unknown. Collection of Yarmouth County Archives. Courtesy of Yarmouth County Archives.
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