Maud Lewis
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Maud Lewis was a Canadian folk artist celebrated for her brightly colored, cheerful paintings depicting rural Nova Scotia life despite living in poverty and with severe arthritis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maud Lewis canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maud Lewis Context triple: [Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, holdsWorkBy, Maud Lewis]
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A.
Emily Carr
Emily Carr was a pioneering Canadian modernist painter and writer renowned for her expressive depictions of Indigenous villages and the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Julia Nickson
Julia Nickson is a Singaporean-born actress best known for her breakout role in the action film "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and subsequent work in film and television.
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C.
Gwen John
Gwen John was a Welsh-born painter known for her intimate, subdued portraits and interiors, and for her association with early 20th-century European art circles in Paris.
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D.
Violet Oakley
Violet Oakley was an American muralist, illustrator, and stained-glass artist renowned for her large-scale public works and as one of the first prominent female mural painters in the United States.
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E.
May Gibbs
May Gibbs was an Australian author and illustrator best known for her iconic children's books featuring the bush characters Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maud Lewis Target entity description: Maud Lewis was a Canadian folk artist celebrated for her brightly colored, cheerful paintings depicting rural Nova Scotia life despite living in poverty and with severe arthritis.
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A.
Emily Carr
Emily Carr was a pioneering Canadian modernist painter and writer renowned for her expressive depictions of Indigenous villages and the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Julia Nickson
Julia Nickson is a Singaporean-born actress best known for her breakout role in the action film "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and subsequent work in film and television.
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C.
Gwen John
Gwen John was a Welsh-born painter known for her intimate, subdued portraits and interiors, and for her association with early 20th-century European art circles in Paris.
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D.
Violet Oakley
Violet Oakley was an American muralist, illustrator, and stained-glass artist renowned for her large-scale public works and as one of the first prominent female mural painters in the United States.
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E.
May Gibbs
May Gibbs was an Australian author and illustrator best known for her iconic children's books featuring the bush characters Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artworkSubject |
cats
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coastal landscapes ⓘ flowers ⓘ horses ⓘ oxen ⓘ rural Nova Scotia life ⓘ winter scenes ⓘ |
| birthName | Maud Dowley ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-07-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian ⓘ |
| genre | folk art ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
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National Gallery of Canada ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
Maud Lewis Painted House (artifact preserved by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia)
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linked to:
Maud Lewis house installation
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| hasRepresentationIn |
documentaries about Canadian folk art
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film "Maudie" ⓘ
linked to:
Maudie
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| influencedBy | local Nova Scotia folk traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cheerful, brightly colored scenes
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small-scale paintings sold from her home ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis ⓘ |
| movement |
Naïve art
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folk art ⓘ |
| name | Maud Lewis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brightly colored paintings of rural Nova Scotia
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depictions of animals, flowers, and landscapes ⓘ painted house interior and exterior ⓘ |
| notableWork | painted interior of her Marshalltown house ⓘ |
| occupation |
folk artist
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
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| placeOfDeath |
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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linked to:
Digby, Nova Scotia
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| residence |
Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, Canada
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linked to:
Marshalltown, Nova Scotia
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialBackground | lived in poverty ⓘ |
| spouse | Everett Lewis ⓘ |
| style |
simplified forms and flat perspective
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vivid, high-contrast colors ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, Canada
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linked to:
Marshalltown, Nova Scotia
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