Norval Morrisseau

Norval Morrisseau

1932-03-14
75 (2007-12-04)

Ojibe Canadian artist.

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Ojibe Canadian artist.

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There Are No Fakes 2019 (7)

Norval Morrisseau was the first Indigenous Canadian artist to be taken seriously in the art world. By the turn of this century his work commanded tens of thousands of dollars. So when Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn learned his prized painting was a forgery, he sued. But as Jamie Kastner's doc reveals, there was a cottage industry in fake Morrisseaus, an industry that flourished unchecked for years, feeding on greed, exploitation, racism and contempt.
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The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau 1974

In this revealing study of Norval Morrisseau, filmed as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors, we see a remarkable Indigenous artist who emerged from a life of obscurity in the North American bush to become one of Canada's most renowned painters. Morrisseau the man is much like his paintings: vital and passionate, torn between his Ojibway heritage and the influences of the white man's world.
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The Colours of Pride 1973

Tom Hill, a Seneca artist and curator, explores the works of four contemporary Indigenous artists.