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1944 Tyendinaga Reservation, Ontario, Canada - 1996. Known for: Urban Indian themed expressionist painting and sculpture.
Clifford Lloyd Maracle (1944–1996) was from the Mohawk Nation, Tyendinaga Reserve near Deseronto, Ontario. Both a painter and a sculptor, he was best known for his depictions of the plight of urban... Read full biography
Clifford Lloyd Maracle (1944–1996) was from the Mohawk Nation, Tyendinaga Reserve near Deseronto, Ontario. Both a painter and a sculptor, he was best known for his depictions of the plight of urban Indians in the 1970s. He was associated with Arthur Shilling and Gary Miller (artist), and was... Read full biography
Clifford Lloyd Maracle (1944–1996) was from the Mohawk Nation, Tyendinaga Reserve near Deseronto, Ontario. Both a painter and a sculptor, he was best known for his depictions of the plight of urban Indians in the 1970s. He was associated with Arthur Shilling and Gary Miller (artist), and was influenced by Fritz Scholder, Francis Bacon, Karel Appel and Edvard Munch. He did not rely on traditional motifs but rather established himself as a leader of a new expressionistic style among First Nations... Read full biography
Clifford Lloyd Maracle (1944–1996) was from the Mohawk Nation, Tyendinaga Reserve near Deseronto, Ontario. Both a painter and a sculptor, he was best known for his depictions of the plight of urban Indians in the 1970s. He was associated with Arthur Shilling and Gary Miller (artist), and was influenced by Fritz Scholder, Francis Bacon, Karel Appel and Edvard Munch. He did not rely on traditional motifs but rather established himself as a leader of a new expressionistic style among First Nations artists. Maracle came from a large family of 10 children but his father left the family when the children were young. His mother received pressure from social workers who believed a single mother could not successfully raise the children;... Read full biography
Clifford Lloyd Maracle (1944–1996) was from the Mohawk Nation, Tyendinaga Reserve near Deseronto, Ontario. Both a painter and a sculptor, he was best known for his depictions of the plight of urban Indians in the 1970s. He was associated with Arthur Shilling and Gary Miller (artist), and was influenced by Fritz Scholder, Francis Bacon, Karel Appel and Edvard Munch. He did not rely on traditional motifs but rather established himself as a leader of a new expressionistic style among First Nations artists. Maracle came from a large family of 10 children but his father left the family when the children were young. His mother received pressure from social workers who believed a single mother could not successfully raise the children; eventually, they left the reserve to avoid the conflicts. These events may have contributed to Maracle's strong feelings towards the injustices an... Read full biography
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Keywords (12)
Art Method
- •Kinetic Energy
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art School
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
Ethnicity of Artist
- •First Nations Artist, Northwest Coast, Canada
- •Mohawk Indian