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Dalton, Laurie.
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Lewis, Maud, 1903-1970 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Painters -- Nova Scotia.
Folk art -- Nova Scotia.
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Dalton, Laurie.
Lewis, Maud, 1903-1970 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Painters -- Nova Scotia.
Folk art -- Nova Scotia.
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Painted
worlds
: the
art
of
Maud
Lewis
, a
critical
perspective
/ Laurie Dalton.
by
Dalton, Laurie.
Nimbus Publishing, 2022.
Call #:
759.11 L675d
Subjects
Lewis
,
Maud
, 1903-1970 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Painters -- Nova Scotia.
Folk
art
-- Nova Scotia.
ISBN:
9781774710586 (hc.)
Description:
184 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A full-colour, narrative and illustrated
critical
art
history of the works of iconic Nova Scotia artist
Maud
Lewis
. "Rather than thinking of
Maud
Lewis
as an artist who was untrained, unskilled, and worked in total isolation, we ought to reframe her as an artist who, through her observation of landscape and culture, created composite images of what inspired her." Upon seeing the title of this work, you could be forgiven for asking, 'Another book about
Maud
Lewis
? Is there anything left to say, or is this just one more voice laying claim to her story and legacy?' After all,
Lewis
's work has been marketed and co-opted as part of the larger folk identity in Nova Scotia for decades. But something has been missing from that discourse all these years. In '
Painted
Worlds
,' Dalton explores what always seems to be lacking in the storytelling and mythmaking surrounding
Maud
Lewis
: she situates
Lewis
's work within a wider context of
art
history. Discussions of technique, intent, and colour theory permeate these pages. Instead of reducing
Lewis
to her cute black cats and whimsical rural scenes, Dalton takes us on a deep dive of the artist's oeuvre, through the lens of
critical
art
history inquiry. That is, Dalton does not simply regard the paintings as ethnographic objects of rural Nova Scotia, but as serious works of
art
to be carefully examined."--From the publisher.
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Bedford Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
759.11 L675d
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759.11 L675d
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759.11 L675d
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