The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau

Jan 01, 1974 | IMDB 0

28 min Watch Now

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In this revealing study of Norval Morrisseau, filmed as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors, we see a remarkable Indigenous artist who emerged from a life of obscurity in the North American bush to become one of Canada's most renowned painters. Morrisseau the man is much like his paintings: vital and passionate, torn between his Ojibway heritage and the influences of the white man's world.

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Norval Morrisseau, Jack Pollack, Shingoose

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