Norval Morrisseau

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Black and white portrait of Norval Morrisseau, the Indigenous Canadian artist, shown in a composed pose with a neutral expression.

Windigo, tempera on heavy light brown paper by Norval Morrisseau, early 1960s

A large abstract acrylic painting by Indigenous Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau. The artwork shows a red earth against a bright yellow background. It has a stylized central figure on the right, outlined in black and surrounded by bright colors, curved lines, and symbolic imagery of human, animal, and spiritual connections.

Acrylic painting Thunderbird and Canoe in Flight, Norval on Scooter (1997) by Indigenous Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau. The artwork features bold black outlines, vibrant colors, and symbolic imagery, including a large thunderbird figure, a flying canoe, and a depiction of the artist riding a scooter.

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Indigenous Canadian artist

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Black and white portrait of Norval Morrisseau, the Indigenous Canadian artist, shown in a composed pose with a neutral expression.

Indigenous Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau

Norval Morrisseau, founder of the Woodland school of art.

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Windigo, tempera on heavy light brown paper by Norval Morrisseau, early 1960s

Windigo, tempera on heavy light brown paper by Norval Morrisseau, early 1960s

In Windigo and Other Tales of the Ojibways, Herbert Schwarz retold eight...

Glenbow (64.37.9). Reproduced by permission of © The Estate of Norval Morrisseau

A large abstract acrylic painting by Indigenous Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau. The artwork shows a red earth against a bright yellow background. It has a stylized central figure on the right, outlined in black and surrounded by bright colors, curved lines, and symbolic imagery of human, animal, and spiritual connections.

Androgyny (1983) by Norval Morrisseau, acrylic on canvas, Indigenous Art Centre, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.

Androgyny, a large acrylic on canvas gifted by Norval Morrisseau to the...

© Norval Morrisseau

Acrylic painting Thunderbird and Canoe in Flight, Norval on Scooter (1997) by Indigenous Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau. The artwork features bold black outlines, vibrant colors, and symbolic imagery, including a large thunderbird figure, a flying canoe, and a depiction of the artist riding a scooter.

Thunderbird and Canoe in Flight, Norval on Scooter (1997) by Norval Morrisseau, acrylic on canvas, Westerkirk Art Collection.

Morrisseau was also known as Miskwaabik Animiiki, or “Copper Thunderbird,” and the...

© Norval Morrisseau

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