{"id":51771,"date":"2022-02-04T08:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T13:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=51771"},"modified":"2022-02-04T07:25:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T12:25:10","slug":"stolen-norval-morrisseau-paintings-returned-to-confederation-college-after-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/04\/stolen-norval-morrisseau-paintings-returned-to-confederation-college-after-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen Norval Morrisseau Paintings Returned to Confederation College after 40 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Norval.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51772\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Norval.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Norval.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Norval-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Confederation College announced today the return of two Norval Morrisseau paintings \u2013 titled <em>Demi-God Figure 1<\/em> and <em>Demi-God Figure 2<\/em> \u2013 that were stolen from the College in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Toronto-based art curator who is an expert in Norval Morrisseau paintings contacted the College in 2018 to advise that an art colleague in Quebec had offered to sell her the two paintings, which she recognized as the Morrisseau paintings stolen almost 40 years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fantastic resolution to a long-standing mystery,\u201d said Kathleen Lynch, President of Confederation College. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to see these culturally and historically important paintings returned to the College so they can be viewed and enjoyed by visitors to and citizens of northwestern Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The large two paintings, measuring 150 x 100 cm each, will find a permanent home in the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, where they will be displayed and accessible to the public.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Godwin, Director of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, is excited about the new addition to the permanent collection. \u201cNorval Morrisseau\u2019s body of work is extraordinarily meaningful within the history of art in this country and is particularly special to the people of this region,\u201d Godwin says. \u201cThe Thunder Bay Art Gallery is honoured to accept and provide a home for these two works, which are fascinating on their own, but made even more so by the story of their past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The two Morrisseau paintings will be officially unveiled at Confederation College once the College can host in-person events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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