Searching for Home: the Many Lives of Lucy Maud Montgomery

An Exhibit at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre — October, 2008 to January, 2009

Entrance

The witty entrance into the exhibition depicts Green Gables, the home of her best-known fictional character, Anne Shirley. From that familiar setting the story of Montgomery's life is revealed. Moving from "story girl" to celebrity author, the exhibit chronicles her success as a self-supporting author, her international influence through her books — many of which remain in print and have been translated into more than 35 languages — and films.

Clips or stills of rare early twentieth century films will demonstrate the prominent place that this author had in North American popular culture and her ability to shape the world’s view of it.