No, No Morrisseau

By Robert Lavack

During the early 1960s to early 1970s, I was in frequent personal and mail contact and occasional telephone contact with Norval and members of his family, a reluctant Father Confessor of sorts. The mail exchange generated a cache of over 300 letters from Norval, his immediate family, agencies, politicians and individuals who impacted on his art career. Some relate to the art circuits in which Norval and Carl Ray were employed. I am currently shaping these contacts into a story for publication. Some of my musings are below. An episode from the larger story will appear in the April 2008 edition of Beaver magazine .

I think the most formative years of Norval