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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Discipline, performativity, and Morrisseau -- Mythmaking and primitivism -- 1962: Morrisseau's arrival -- 1970s: the shaman arrival -- 1980s: an unruly international art star -- 2006: re-mythologizing Mishomis. |
Summary |
"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 other Indigenous artists in Canada's national press. Robertson also examines Morrisseau's own shaping of his image."-- From publisher's website. |
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"Using discourse analysis methods, Robertson looks at news stories, magazine articles, and film footage, ranging from Morrisseau's first solo exhibition at Toronto's Pollock Gallery in 1962 until his death in 2007 to examine the cultural assumptions that have framed Morrisseau."-- From publisher's website. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Morrisseau, Norval -- Public opinion.
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Morrisseau, Norval. |
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Public opinion. |
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Morrisseau, Norval -- In mass media.
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Morrisseau, Norval -- Appreciation.
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Morrisseau, Norval, 1931-2007 -- Opinion publique. |
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Morrisseau, Norval, 1931-2007 -- Dans les médias. |
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Morrisseau, Norval, 1931-2007 -- Appréciation. |
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Native artists -- Canada -- Public opinion. |
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Native artists -- Press coverage -- Canada. |
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Native art -- Press coverage -- Canada. |
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Native peoples -- Press coverage -- Canada. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau. (CaOONL)20159079993 |
ISBN |
9780887554995 (electronic book) |
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0887554997 (electronic book) |
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9780887555015 |
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0887555012 |
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9780887558108 (paperback) |
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0887558100 (paperback) |
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