Peintre norval morrisseau biography
Norval morrisseau heritage society.
Norval Morrisseau, The Picasso of the North
The Picasso of the North, as he was known throughout Europe; Copper Thunderbird, as he was known in the Anishinaabe region of Canada.
Peintre norval morrisseau biography
Whatever you’d like to call him, Norval Morrisseau’s work transcended time and opened the door for contemporary Indigenous artists throughout Canada. Ultimately he became the grandfather of Indigenous contemporary art.
I’m the grandfather.
Instead of being Grandma Moses, I suppose I’m Grandfather Morrisseau or something like that. And they tell me that I have opened these doors for them.
Norval Morrisseau in the documentary &#;The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau&#;
The Storyteller
He never wanted to do anything but hear stories and draw.
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From a young age, Norval Morrisseau, born in and raised around Ontario, Canada, was different. Like most Indigenous children at the time in Canada, Morrisseau was forced to attend a residential school. Furthermore, he and his people were prohibited from practi