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Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird

Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird

Ruffo, Armand Garnet

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ISBN10: 1771620463
ISBN13: 9781771620468
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Awards: Governor General's Literary Awards
Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), Ojibway shaman-artist, drew his first sketches at age six in the sand on the shores of Lake Nipigon. By the end of his tumultuous life, the prolific self-taught artist was sought by collectors and imitated by forgers. Critics, art historians and curators alike consider him one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century. Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird is an innovative and rich biography of this charismatic and troubled figure. Drawing upon years of extensive research, including interviews with Morrisseau himself, Armand Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, in all its vivid triumphs and tragedies. Ruffo draws upon his own Ojibway heritage and experiences to provide insight into Morrisseau's life and iconography from an Ojibway perspective. Captivating and readable, this is a brilliantly creative evocation of the art and life of Norval Morrisseau, a life indelibly tied to art.

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