{"product_id":"maud-s-country","title":"Maud’s Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaud’s Country: Landscapes of Nova Scotia Through the Eyes of Maud Lewis - \u003c\/strong\u003eText by Lance Woolaver and Photography by Bob Brooks \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaud Lewis stayed close to home: the rugged coastlines and gentle valleys of Nova Scotia’s southwest knew—but they provided ample material for her joyful creative spirit. Now revered as Canada’s foremost folk artist, Maud Lewis (1903-1970) transformed her world of poverty and deformity into a magical kingdom of happy children, contented animals, and a peaceful and charming rural environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaud’s Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers unique insight into the landscapes that inspired Lewis’s works and her own special way of representing them. The materials she had at hand were primitive—particleboard, crude brushes, marine or house paints. But these were all she needed to convey her message that happiness and harmony exist all around us, for those who have eyes to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLANCE WOOLAVER, born in Digby, Nova Scotia, and educated at Acadia and Dalhousie Universities, has published a variety of works including \u003cem\u003eThe Outlaw League, The Metallic Sparrow\u003c\/em\u003e, a 1992 Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice Selection, \u003cem\u003eFrom Ben Loman to the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChristmas With the Rural Mail, \u003c\/em\u003eboth illustrated with Maud Lewis images.  His play, \u003cem\u003eWorld Without Shadows,\u003c\/em\u003e  is about Maud and Everett Lewis.  Lance and his wife, Martha, live in Halifax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Photographer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBOB BROOKS, MPA, (1927-1999) was one of Canada’s finest photojournalists.  He first met Maud Lewis in 1965 on a photo assignment for \u003cem\u003eThe Toronto Star Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e.  His images appeared in \u003cem\u003eTime, Newsweek, Life, Sport’s Illustrated, Maclean’s, National Geographic, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eParis Match.  \u003c\/em\u003eA veteran of countless international assignments, Brooks received over seventy awards, and was an original member of Image Bank International in New York.  He also donated over 65,000 photographs to the Yarmouth County Museum and the Public Archives of Nova Scotia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Maud Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"year-author\"\u003eMaud Lewis (1903-1970) is one of Canada's most celebrated folk artists.  \u003cspan\u003eThough she lived in conditions of abject poverty and was crippled by severe arthritis, her creative imagination soared above these difficult circumstances. Sitting by the window of her tiny house near Digby, Nova Scotia, Lewis painted sunny scenes of idyllic rural life, filled with brilliant colours, gentle animals, and cheerful domesticity.  Despite her humble background, Lewis's joyful paintings achieve a quality of emotion and beauty reached only in the greatest art - an achievement befitting Canada's most beloved folk artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Lance Woolaver\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:  \u003c\/strong\u003eNimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCopyright \u003c\/strong\u003e© 2018\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781771086486\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e72 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e7\" x 10\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Historic Gardens Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31765870346342,"sku":"Book - Maud's Country","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0196\/3052\/files\/Maud_sCountry.jpg?v=1698168034","url":"https:\/\/historicgardens.com\/products\/maud-s-country","provider":"Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}