Morrisseau, Norval

Morrisseau, Norval
▪ 2008
“Copper Thunderbird” 
      North American artist

born March 14, 1931/32?, Sand Point Reserve, Ont.

died Dec. 4, 2007, Toronto, Ont.
was the creator of the pictographic style, which was also known as “Woodland Indian art,” “legend painting,” or “X-ray art.” Morrisseau's powerful works drew on his Ojibwa heritage and on religious themes (his grandfather, his most important influence, was a shaman, and his grandmother was a Roman Catholic). His colour-infused works were mainly executed on paper or canvas, using acrylic paint. During the 1970s his imagery began encompassing the supernatural and such Eckankar concepts as soul travel, but he never strayed from his Ojibwa roots. Following his first professional show in Toronto in 1962, Morrisseau became a central North American figure in the development of indigenous art with works that harkened back to ancient birch-bark scrolls. In 2005 he became a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

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