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There Are No Fakes

There were somerumours that guards had stolenstuff he painted in prison

There were some
rumours that guards had stolen
stuff he painted in prison

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There were some rumours that guards had stolen stuff he painted in prison.
Duration
6 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:35
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, crime
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A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rockstar who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada's far north.
Morrisseau would've said that to me if, uh, if it had happened, - There Are No Fakes 00:09
Morrisseau would've said that to me if, uh, if it had h...
Norval Morrisseau spent six months in jail in Kenora - There Are No Fakes 00:10
Norval Morrisseau spent six months in jail in Kenora
It would've been 1970, - There Are No Fakes 00:08
It would've been 1970,
There was a domestic dispute with his wife - There Are No Fakes 00:08
There was a domestic dispute with his wife
Formerly, any Indian arrested for drunkenness spent his time here in Kenora jail. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
Formerly, any Indian arrested for drunkenness spent his time...
In Kenora, he had his own personal cell, - There Are No Fakes 00:07
In Kenora, he had his own personal cell,
He would paint and do his wash and all that in the range. - There Are No Fakes 00:04
He would paint and do his wash and all that in the range.
And he was one of the prisoners that they didn't lock his door, - There Are No Fakes 00:10
And he was one of the prisoners that they didn't lock h...
If you're gay or bisexual, - There Are No Fakes 00:14
If you're gay or bisexual,
And it was all very open, it was very odd for me to see that, so, um, anyway. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
And it was all very open, it was very odd for me to see that...
That's another strange thought I haven't had for a long time. - There Are No Fakes 00:04
That's another strange thought I haven't had for a...
He did spectacular paintings in prison, - There Are No Fakes 00:13
He did spectacular paintings in prison,
And I ended up selling them to a doctor in Toronto. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
And I ended up selling them to a doctor in Toronto.
-Were those all the paintings? -Ah. Good question. Yes. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
-Were those all the paintings? -Ah. Good question. Yes.
And he could not have done more than that in that time, in the space that was available. - There Are No Fakes 00:07
And he could not have done more than that in that time, in...
Apparently, there are literally hundreds of other ones that are signed on the back. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
Apparently, there are literally hundreds of other ones that...
And there you go. Norval Morrisseau. - There Are No Fakes 00:04
And there you go. Norval Morrisseau.
They did not come from him at that era. I'm sure. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
They did not come from him at that era. I'm sure.
I was there, I was there weekly, and I saw what he painted. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
I was there, I was there weekly, and I saw what he painted.
And it wasn't anything that was signed on the back, - There Are No Fakes 00:08
And it wasn't anything that was signed on the back,