tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25029548484844434072014-10-23T14:41:33.757-04:00The Authentic Norval Morrisseau blog and document repository includes news, art, and significant Norval Morrisseau articles. Grand Shaman Norval Morrisseau is a world-class artist who created Schools of Art and Philosophy in his wake. This website is presented by Protege, "Ritchie Stardreamer Sinclair".Stardreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567244791524743020noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502954848484443407.post-63662980972029590442014-06-13T18:37:00.001-04:002014-06-14T10:29:10.951-04:00

F IS FOR FAKE Art, Cinema and Forgery Ritchie Sinclair stands in front of two of three works noted as fakes by Morrisseau now on display at the SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas, Arts Court building, to Aug. 16. Read the Ottawa Citizen review I found no joy in appearing as a discussion panelist compelled to consider the issue of art forgery at the SAW Gallery’s “F is For Fake” exhibition that

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View the February 7, 2014 CTV news broadcast  Two well-known Canadian musicians say they are victims of an alleged art-forgery ring that is producing counterfeit works of famous Canadian Aboriginal artist Norval Morrisseau -- what could amount to one of the largest art frauds in Canadian history. CTV News  Published Friday, February 7, 2014 10:04AM EST  (NOTE - This video and article has

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‘Fraud ring’ produced fake Morrisseau paintings, claim alleges  James Adams Excerpts from the Globe & Mail article: Famed Canadian tenor John McDermott is alleging that in 2003 he was sold three paintings attributed to Norval Morrisseau that he now believes are “fakes and imitations” produced by “a fraud ring operating out of Thunder Bay,” with a nephew of the legendary Ojibwa artist

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"Culture is about values... if you have value you have culture." Here is deep wisdom and precise knowledge for those with the patience to listen. "Welcome to the Reservation" by the late Russell Means shares the profound philosophy of another man of spirit from "skid-row".

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Framing the Picture: The Canadian Print Media’s Construction of an Atypical Crime - Art Fraud - and its Victims, 1978-2012 - Excerpts from a thesis by Joshua Paul Nelson, University of Guelph While many have investigated media constructions of "newsworthy"crimes, the overwhelming focus of these analyses has been upon violent crime in its myriad forms. In marked contrast, this thesis

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"If you don't have integrity, you have nothing.  You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world,  but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing." ~ Henry Kravis Figure d) and e) from Schedule "D" to the Amended Statement of Claim in CV-13-473208 Figure (d) is a trademarked photograph, copyright 2011 Ritchie Sinclair, allegedly doctored by the

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 Myths and Legends Norval Morrisseau - (on a background by Ritchie Sinclair) 72 x 42 inches, 1992, acrylic on canvas Ten months after the final day of trial in the Hatfield v Artworld case, small claims court Deputy Judge (DJ) Martial released his long-awaited Decision. Apparently produced under pressure, it appeared soon after Court administration were contacted about his

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Norval Morrisseau: Légendes Indiennes du Grand Nord Canadien Sept 3-24 1969, Galerie Saint-Paul, Saint-Paul de Vence Under the patronage of Eugène Bussière, Consul General in Marseille.

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Midewiwin Vision Quest (untitled) Norval Morrisseau  1969 Kenora, tempera or acrylic on hide

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Assiniboine Chief Norval Morrisseau c. 1975

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Mormon Mu Mu Norval Morrisseau 1965, tempera on kraft paper, 135cm x 74 cm (Thunder Bay Art Gallery Collection)

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Jesus Christ - The Saviour Norval Morrisseau 1969, acrylic on canvas board

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St. Michael Slaying the Devil Norval Morrisseau 36" x 22", 1968, kraft paper

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Jesus Norval Morrisseau 1969

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Sounding Norval Morrisseau and Ritchie Sinclair 1979, 36" x 48", acrylic on canvas  * On Dec 4 2007 Morrisseau passed on. Four years ago, on Dec 4 2008, I stood in Federal Court and fought for my right to speak out about his work. At the time I had no idea that Norval had previously identified paintings as fakes from the inventory of the nine plaintiffs that had moved for an

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Read the Claim   www.NorvalMorrisseauLegal.com  17 cases and counting...   * ----------------------- High DPI digital image of the subject painting ----------------------- High DPI digital image of the subject painting (verso) ................  

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“Spirit Energy of Mother Earth” acrylic on canvas, dated 1974, artist unknown ----------------------------- Dispute over Morrisseau painting heads to court  Member of Barenaked Ladies sues Toronto gallery over whether artwork is a fake   Read the article  Ottawa Citizen Nov 3 2012   Excerpts from the article... Kevin Hearn, the keyboardist for the Barenaked Ladies, is suing a

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Wabho-wiin Shaman Norval Morrisseau 30" x 20", acrylic on illustration board, c. 1962 ------------------------------------- The Missing Link is Morrisseau When I apprenticed with Morrisseau in 1979 Norval’s art was known as “Indian Art” and First Nations people were still being called “Indians”. Today, we use terms like “medicine art” and “legend painting” to describe his work. I

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------------- Miskinuk the Turtle anointing the Grand Shaman (untitled) Norval Morrisseau 50" x 70", acrylic on canvas, 1985 Westerkirk Works of Art Collection  ---------- At an outdoor art exhibition recently held at Toronto City Hall hundreds of artists were exhibiting their work. We arrived around 5:00pm but by 6:30 I’d already seen enough. Granted, many artists received little

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 Soul Return (Untitled) Norval Morrisseau c. 1983, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 34" ----------- "Perhaps if Morrisseau were born with white skin and if his paintings were canvasses of existing stained-glass windows the fame of the Woodland School would already be Global. Artistic beauty is a precept with Woodland Art. Woodland paintings are characterized by their genuine simplicity with pure

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Thunderbird  Norval Morrisseau  tempera on plywood, c. 1958-60, 32" x 24" (Collection of the National Museum of Man, Ottawa) -----------------

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When Morrisseau passed away in 2007 he left behind an unparalleled legacy in shamanistic art or, more precisely, “medicine art.” His work weaves colour and form into symbols to produce empowering talismanic magic that many testify, “teaches as it heals.”   R. Sinclair Vitality - June 2012  June 2012 Vitality Magazine Art as Medicine - by Ritchie Sinclair ------------------- http://

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June 4 2012 (Read the Globe & Mail Article) Is this a Fake Morrisseau? Norval Morrisseau knew it was fake. To make it clear to Artworld of Sherway in 2004 Norval swore a legal declaration that included a photo of this painting (and others). He also sent legal letters to warn them. Eight years later Artworld continues to offer the public their purported Morrisseau paintings. Kudos to

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The Thunderbird School of Shamanistic Arts The Woodland School of Indian Art became famous in the 1960s as a brand identifying a style of art painted by dozens of First Nation's artists influenced by the remarkable artistic success of Anishnaabe Grand Shaman, Norval Morrisseau. In 1979 Morrisseau formed the Thunderbird School of Shamanistic Arts which would serve as his personal response to

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Travel Between Planes (Untitled Sketch) Norval Morrisseau 1972-1973, pencil on paper, 18 x 36.5 cm ------- What separates Morrisseau's art from all other Woodland artists is the inherent investment value present in his signature. Unfortunately no Woodland artist, including Norval Morrisseau himself, could hope to compete with the tidal wave of counterfeits auctioned off over the course of

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