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MORRISSEAU
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NORVAL
MORRISSEAU
(Copper
Thunderbird)
t93t - 2007
Norval Morrisseauis one of the most original and importantartists,native or
otherwisethat Canadahasproduced.Norval was the first to paint the ancient
myths and legendsof the easternwoodlands,storiespreviouslypasseddown by
the oral tradition.He spenthis youth in remoteisolationin northernOntario,near
ThunderBay, where his artistic style developedwithout the usual influencesof
otherartist'simagery.As the soul originatorof his "Woodland"stylehe has
becomean inspirationto threegenerationsof artists.
TITLE: THE LEGENDOF THE FISHPEOPLE_ IN CONTACTWITH MY ANCESTORS
ARTIST: NORVAL MORRISSEAU
S I Z E : 36" X 5 7 " 1 9 8 7
Shaman- Artist
Iamabornart ist ' I have
, . A m ongt he l n d i a n s ,a s a m o n g o th e rn a tions,somepeopl earebornarti sts,butmostarenot'
My aim is lo reassemble
lore'
and
culture
our
studied
I
have
as ntuch interest in my peopli as any anthropobgrit, and
people'"
ofmy
bravery
and
dignity
the
thepieces'ofa on"i proud iulture, and to show
Shamanand founderof the
of Norval Morrisseau,Aboriginal canadian artist, stovteller, Grand
words
the
are
These
more'
and
his
aim
has
accomplished
WoodlandSchoolof Art. Morisseau
D54'AdA'ef
T . I T LE : S HAMA N AN D SON
A RT I S T : NOR VA L MOR R IS SE AU
1987
S I Z E : 58" X 3 6 "
TITLE : N OR V A L MOR R IS S E A U WI TH WI FE
A R TIS T: N OR V A L MOR R IS S E A U
1989
S IZE :58" X 37"
TITLE: TWO BEARS
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
SIZE:22"X76"
1979
TITLE: UNTITLED
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
SIZE:24"X28"
1976
TITLE: BEAVER
ARTIST:NORVAL MORRISSEAU
SfZE:l8"X 20"
1974
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T I T LE : M ET A M O R PH AS IS T H U N D ER B IR D
A RT I S T : NO R V AL M O R R IS SE AU
1979
S I Z E : S l" X 6 1 "
CopperThunderbird
Morri sseau' sunusualIndi an name-- C opper Thunderbi rd - - indicat es
he i s a go-betueen,an Oshkabe* i s.. 81 havi ngan Indi an nam e f or
Morri sseauuni testhe tno nar r ing
thunderbi rd-made-of-copper,
and above-sk1'l t. seem slikely't hat
pow ersof underw ater-underearth
thi s w as done more el aboratel yi n the S haki ngTent ri tes th at his
grandfather practiced.
TITLE: SHAMANAND TWO WIFE
ARTIST: NORVAL MORRISSEAU
1983
SIZE: 380'X58"
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TITLE: CHILDRENWITH CIRCLEOF LIFE
ARTIST: NORVAL MORRISSEAU
1977
SIZE:380'X587"
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TITLE: SHAMANAND STUDENT
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
1979
SIZE:34"X41"
Norval spenthis youth in remoteisolationin northern
Ontario,near ThunderBay, wherehis artistic style
artist's
developedwithoutthe usualinfluencesof other
style
his
of
"Woodland"
originator
soul
the
As
imageiy.
ol
generatlons
three
to
inspiration
an
he hasbecome
artists.
TITLE: SHAMANTHUNDERBIRD
MAN GIVING BLESSING
ART.IST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
1979
SIZE:2I"X 24"
TITLE: MOTHERAND DAUGHTER
ARTIST:NORVAL MORRISSEAU
1978
SIZE:.64"X 6l'o
TITLE: 3 - 3
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
1977
SIZE:l6"X 20"
TITLE: | - 3
ARTIST:NORVAt,MORRISSEAU
1977
SIZE:20"X 12"
TITLE: MORFITSMOHAWK CLAN
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
1976
SIZE:35"X22"
TITLE : S H A MA N W ITH C R E A TOR
A R TIS T: N OR V A L MOR R IS S E A U
SIZE:29"X23"
1979
D5<-n dA..o?
T I T LE : M E D IC IN E W A R R IO R
A RT I S T : NO R V AL MOR R IS SE AU
SIZE:24"X 19"
1980
TITLE : S H A MA N W ITH B IR D
ARTIST: NORVAL MORRISSEAU
1976
S IZE :3l " X 21"
F54'Ad
TITLE: GREATTHUNDERBIRD
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
1979
SIZE: 47.5"X 41"
TITLE: UNTITLED
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
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SIZE:20"X 28"
TITLE: UNDERWORLDLIFE
ARTIST:NORVAL MORRISSEATI
SIZE:20"X26'o
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Morrisseau'swork invokesour memoriesof childlike
simplicity His colors effect us in ways that are not
immediatelyapparent.His visions,like ancienttaboosthat
have turned into dreamsof the future, come to life on canvas
and paper.They are talismansof the future and imagesof
respectofthe past.
He was told by somethat it was taboo to relatethese
stories.Norval Morrisseauis not a man that is easily
dissuaded
by ancienttaboos.He developedhis style,
addingstrikingcolor to his paintingsand eventuallytook
them southto Toronto where they were meet with rave
reviews.His work now hangsin all of the rnostprestigious
museumsin Canadaand aroundthe world.
TITLE: MEDICINEBEAR
ARTIST:NORVALMORRISSEAU
SIZE:35.5"X25.5"
r974
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T IT L E: SH AK IN G TE N T C E R E MON Y
AR T IST : N OR VA L MOR R IS S E A U
SIZ E : 4 0 " X 5 3 "
1990
A CRY LI C O N W OOD
A RT I S T : NO R V AL M O R R IS SE AU
S I Z E : 40" LO N G
1968
ACRYLICON WOOD
ARTIST:NORVAL MORRISSEAU
SIZE:4l" LONG 1970
D ,d A dfl -a,
DavidMorrisseau
by hisgrandfather
DavidKakegamic.
Davidwasbornin RedLake,Ontarioin 1961.lnspired
andstyleby hisfather,Norval
He startedpainting
as a child,andwastaughtfurthertechniques
Thethemesof David'spaintings
withhimin the 1970's.
Morrisseau,
whenhe painted
wildlife,
self-portraits
in variousguises,andmore
hisOjibwayheritage,
Canadian
encompass
familyhistory.
recently,
hispersonal
a gentleyet
David's
workwithvibrantacrylicpaint,on canvasandon paper,communicates
to paint.His
message
of peace.In 2008,Davidlivesin Torontoandcontinues
expressive
in galleries
acrossCanada.
workshavebeenexhibited
TITLE: THUNDERBIRDWARRIOR
ARTIST:DAVID MORRISSEAU
2007
SIZE: l8"X24"
EUGENEMORRISEAU theLateHarrietMorriseauAs I
anomymother
in 1964. Myfatheris r.ro*"innorrisseau
froma bookor a magazineand
BornDecember
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told me aboutallthe
seeing-thepaintingshe did He
and
paint
him
watching
by
My fatherarsornsprredme
*ourotindmy ownwayof painting'
colors
nrcecolorshe uses"no n"iJiJ't"l
noterroomandhe askedus if his
my father,rn-a
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sit]ing
were
I
knew
and
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woutoriuJon.'AsI wassittingthere
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he inspired
and
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of thewilderness
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my
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from
my
with
when I go outhunting
p"i.t on canvas.r getat mythoughts
draw
to
wrrat
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"no beingon thetrap-line'
seeingtheanimars'it
hardwork
beingoutin nature"tO "if tn"
TITLE: CALLING
l,nftsrt EUGENEMORRISSEAU
2008
SIZE: 24"X 30"
TITLE: SPAWNING
lnrrsr, EucENEMoRRlssEAu
SIZE: 30'oX40"
2008
ChristianMorrisseau
Kay-Kott-Ti-Be-Tong
"Hewhositswithsacredgiftsand items"
sevenchildrenwith
ChristianMorrisseauis the youngestchildof world renownFirstNationsartistNorvalMorrisseau's
and 13 GreatGrandchildren
has '18Grandchildren
by truebloodline.Christianis
HarrietMorrisseau.
NorvalMorrisseau
artistin his own right.
the secondchildto followin his fathers artisticfootstepsand is an accomplished
His loveof this art stvlewas passeddownto him by his father,Norval,who in turn learnedfrom his grandfather,Potan,
people.Christian
underhisfather's
studiedintensely
Shamanof the Annishnabe
traditional
a well knownarC .espected
cniritrr:2^- ir.h^ ^: guidance.He spentmonthslistening
to his father'steachings
and subsequently
beganpaintingin
l,'a,2ll2
^. - i' :- '*'c ,oh hic sft, wishesto celebratethe artisticgifts bestowedupon him by the Creatorand keepthe
\':- sseaufamilvtraditions
alive.
MAN INTO
TITLE: TRANSFORMATION
THUNDERBIRD
ARTIST: CHRISTIANMORRISSEAU
2002
SIZE:30"X 30"
TITLE: RABBIT WARRIOR
ARTIST:CHRISTIANMORRISSEAU
2002
SIZE:30'oX30"
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TITLE: FISHERMAN,S
ARTIST:CHRISTIANMORRISSEAU
2002
SIZE:24"X48"
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T IT L E : GR EA T T H U N D E R B IR D
A R T IS T : C H R IST IA N MOR R IS S E A U
2002
S fZ E:3 6 " X 4 8 "
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TITLE: WOODLANDTEACHING
ARTIST:CHRISTIANMORRISSEAU
2002
SIZE:24"X36"
TITLE: BEAVERBLOODLEGEND
ARTIST:CHRISTIANMORRISSEAU
2002
SIZE:24"X 36"
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T ITLE : S P IR ITU A L H E A LIN G FA TH E R A N D S ON
AR TIS T: C H R IS TIA N MOR R IS S E A U
TITL E : B I RD F A M I L Y T OGE T H E R
W E A RE O N E
AR TIS T : CHRI S T I A N MOR R IS SE AU
SIZE:34"X24"
2002
TITLE : J O S HI M K G
AR TI S T : CHRI S T IAN M O R R IS SE AU
SIZE: 24" X 36oo
2002
SIZE:28"X 38"
TITLE: EYE WALKER+RABBIT+HEART
.THE WITCH
ARTIST':CHRISTIANMOR R IS S E AT]
SIZE:30"X 300'
2002
FAMILYEXHIBITION
T H EMORRISSEAU'S
ARTCUBE
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