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Joe Norris (17 March 1925 – 8 March 1996) was a Canadian folk artist who painted images of his environment in Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia and places he learned about through television in crisp shapes, strong design and bright colour. He created wall paintings and painted furniture as well as models of villages, boats and lighthouses.
Nova Scotia [a] is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.It is one of the three Maritime provinces and most populous province in Atlantic Canada, with an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2024; it is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and second-smallest province by area. [11]
Native to Nova Scotia Dog: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever: 1995 [10] A dog breed native to Nova Scotia Horse: Sable Island horse: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever: 2008 [11] Fish: Brook trout: Brook trout: November 23, 2006 [12] Gemstone: Agate: Agate: November 23, 1999 [13] Found in the basalts around ...
Southern Nova Scotia: History: Local history and culture of Cape Sable Island, life of Archelaus Smith [3] Argyle Township Court House & Gaol: Argyle: Yarmouth: Southwestern Nova Scotia: Prison: website, restored 19th century courthouse and jail Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Halifax: Halifax Regional Municipality: Metro Halifax: Art: Includes ...
Nova Scotia Museum (NSM) is the corporate name for the 28 museums across Nova Scotia, Canada, and is part of the province's tourism infrastructure.The organization manages more than 200 historic buildings, living history sites, vessels, and specialized museums and about one million artifacts and specimens, either directly or through a system of co-operative agreements with societies and local ...
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Detail of an elaborate Neapolitan presepio in Rome. In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche (/ k r ɛ ʃ / or / k r eɪ ʃ /), or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth ...
Nativity images became increasing popular in panel paintings in the 15th century, although on altarpieces the Holy Family often had to share the picture space with donor portraits. In Early Netherlandish painting the usual simple shed, little changed from Late Antiquity, developed into an elaborate ruined temple, initially Romanesque in style ...
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) is a public provincial art museum based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The art museum's primary building complex is located in downtown Halifax and takes up approximately 6,200 square metres (67,000 sq ft) of space. The museum complex comprises the former Dominion building and two floors of the adjacent ...