Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau
Art and the Colonial Narrative in the Canadian Media
Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau examines the complex identities assigned to Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Was he an uneducated artist plagued by alcoholism and homelessness? Was Morrisseau a shaman artist who tapped a deep spiritual force? Or was he simply one of Canada's most significant artists?Carmen L. Robertson charts both the colonial attitudes and the stereotypes directed at Morrisseau and otherIndigenous artists in Canada's national press. Robertson also examines Morrisseau's own shaping of his image.An internationally known and award-winning artist from a remote area of northwestern Ontario, Morrisseau founded an art movement…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-88755-499-5
- EAN: 9780887554995
- Produktnummer: 28913024
- Verlag: University of Manitoba Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'606 KB
Über den Autor
Carmen L. Robertson is a Lakota/Scottish associate professor of art history at University of Regina. She also maintains an active curatorial practice and is the co-author of Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers.
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