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Nancy Robinson Villarroel fonds:
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| Title: | Nancy Robinson Villarroel fonds. | |
| Dates: | – ca. 1962. | |
| Quantity: | – 6 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm. | |
Biographical Sketch
Norval Morrisseau (1933-2007), also known as Copper Thunderbird, rose to fame in the 1960s as the originator of the Woodland School. This unique style is now simply called Anishnaabe painting, a term that refers to the artist's heritage and the archetypal status of his work. Morrisseau, a Member of the Order of Canada (1978), was raised on the Sand Point Reserve near Lake Nipigon in Northern Ontario. He was acknowledged as Grand Shaman of the Ojibwa in 1986 and, in 1995, the Assembly of First Nations bestowed on him their highest honour, the presentation of an eagle feather. In 1989, Morrisseau, whom the French press dubbed "Picasso of the North," was the only Canadian artist invited to exhibit at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris as part of the French Revolution Bicentennial celebrations. Morrisseau became one of the first artists inducted into the Royal Society of Canada: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada. The RSC consists of 1,800 distinguished Canadians selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the arts, natural and social sciences and the humanities. Nancy Robinson Villarroel and her mother Edna Fulford (née Jackson) knew Morrisseau personally and supported his art activities in his early years.
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Scope and Content
The fonds consists of 6 photographs taken in 1962 of Norval Morrisseau outside of a cabin in Beardmore, Ontario. 4 photographs show Morrisseau with his work and 2 photographs show Morrisseau with his wife Harriet Kakegamic.
Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of fonds.
Immediate source of acquisition: Donated to the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives by Nancy Robinson Villarroel in memory of her mother Edna Fulford (née Jackson), 2008.
Terms governing use and reproduction: Permission to reproduce or publish material from the Nancy Robinson Villarroel fonds must be obtained from the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives.
Related groups of records: Textual records and graphic materials related to Norval Morrisseau are located at the Glenbow Archives and at Library and Archives Canada.
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| Names: | ||
| Morrisseau, Norval, 1933-2007 | ||
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| Photographs. | ||
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Title of item], Nancy Robinson Villarroel fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives.
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Contact Information
Reference Services
Library and Archives
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 9N4
T 613-714-6000 ext. 6323
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