Maud Lewis (1903-1970) was recognized and revered in her own lifetime. She offered her endearing images to the passing world through her roadside sign, "Paintings for Sale," and was rewarded by the enthusiastic response she received from both the community and tourists as well as from art collectors.

The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis is an invitation to share once again with the world the perceptions of this celebrated Nova Scotia folk artist in prose, photographs, and reproductions of her works.

Bob Brooks (1927-1999) was one of Canada’s finest photojournalists. His work appeared in Time Life, the Star Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, McCall's, Harper's, Maclean's, Chatelaine, the London Times, Paris Match and National Geographic. His radiant photos of Maud, first published in the Star Weekly article that changed her life, reflect Maud’s joyous optimism.

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In addition to his plays The Poor Farm and World Without Shadows, Lance Woolaver has published a number of fiction and non-fiction books for both adults and children, most notably The Illuminated Life Of Maud Lewis. He has won the Dartmouth Book Award, the Telefilm Canada Cross-over Award, and the Atlantic Bookseller's Award. Born in Digby, Nova Scotia, Woolaver now lives and writes in Halifax.

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