The Great Flood (1979) Norval Morrisseau

The Great Flood

Norval Morrisseau

33.5"x128", 1975

Exhibited at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France (1989)

The Art of Norval Morrisseau (Pollock) 1979 - page 120

Bear Walker - Norval Morrisseau - 1975

Bear Walker

Norval Morrisseau

1975

"The Ojibways have great respect for the Bear. According to their legends, in the distant past the Bear had a human form and was in fact an ancestor of the Ojibways. Therefore he understands the Indian language and will never attack or fight any Indian if he is addressed properly."

Norval Morrisseau

Mystical Figure with Bird and Fish - Norval Morrisseau

Mystical Figure with Bird and Fish

Norval Morrisseau

39"x31", acrylic on card, 1975

"I paint with these colours to heal, my paintings honour the Anishnaabe ancestors who have roamed the Great Lakes for centuries upon centuries."

Norval Morrisseau

Nature's Balance - Norval Morrisseau 1975

Nature's Balance

Norval Morrisseau

73"x48",1975

"I now believe in peaceful coexistence with myself," as he stood in front of his Nature's Balance, a vibrant interplay of birds, fishes and snakes. "If I had the money and was buying Indian art, this is what I would have on my wall."

Norval Morrisseau

Statement for Time Magazine

August 25, 1975

Artist and His Four Wives - Norval Morrisseau 1975

Artist and His Four Wives

Norval Morrisseau

Acrylic on canvas - 43"x131", 1975

"The major piece (priced at $6,000) is the Artist and His Four Wives, based on a vision ("clear as a TV picture") that came to Morrisseau as he agonized over a breakup with his wife, Harriet, mother of his seven children. Rejecting the self-image of a wandering husband, he projected himself as a 16th century brave, surrounded by others willing to fill void in his personal life."

Jon Anderson

Time Magazine

 August 25, 1975