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Joe Norris started to paint at 49 years of age when a
severe heart attack forced him into early retirement in
1972.
This renowned Nova Scotia folk artist was born in
Halifax but moved with his family to the small hamlet of
Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia when he was seven years old.
Joe did not attend school regularly; partly because of
pleurisy from which he suffered throughout his life, and
partly because he actively sought work in fishing boats
to supplement the family income.
In 1975 he was discovered by Art Dealer Chris
Huntington. During the previous three years he had
painted in his kitchen window and would prop up his
paintings on the side of his little yellow house in
Lower Prospect and sell them for a few dollars.
Encouraged by the attention his work was receiving he
moved beyond his house to paint the honest simplicity of
rural life in Nova Scotia.
Joe also painted furniture, chests, and tables and his
paintings and furniture is found in the collections at
The Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Art Gallery
of Nova Scotia.
Like Maud Lewis, Joe Norris is now a National Treasure
and Nova Scotia Folk Art Icon. His pink skies continue
to delight collectors the world over.
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