This collapsible umbrella designed by Ojibwa Artist Norval Morriseau is entitled Moose Harmony. When open, the umbrella has a 42" spread and repeats one of Morriseau's famous drawings - Moose Harmony, characterized by thick black outlines and bright colors depicting the legends of his people. It is Auto Folding with wooden handle and slips into a black fabric case with his moose drawings on the outside. When closed, it measures only 16 ½" including the black bulb handle. Norval Morrisseau described himself as a "born artist" who had a compulsion to draw from his earliest memories. He received international acclaim for his art and was dubbed the "Picasso of the North" by world renowned artist Marc Chagall. The subjects of his art in the early period were myths and traditions of the Anishnaabe people. He is acknowledged to have initiated the Woodland School of Native Art, where images similar to the petroglyphs of the Great Lakes region were now captured in paintings and prints. This umbrella is brand new with tag in English and French; it would be a great gift for a special friend or to "gift" yourself. Morrisseau was a self-taught artist. He developed his own techniques and artistic vocabulary which captured ancient legends and images that came to him in visions or dreams. He was originally criticized by the native community because his images disclosed traditional spiritual knowledge. Initially he painted on any material that he could find, especially birchbark, and also moose hide.
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