Joe Norris was born in Halifax into a family of nine children. From age sixteen to twenty-nine he worked in construction in Halifax and then as a lobster fisherman for twenty years at Lower Prospect, just south of Halifax. He had, since fifteen years of age, occasionally painted pictures. In 1972, aged forty-nine, Norris suffered a heart attack. During his convalescence a nurse suggested to him he resume painting. He did - in a full-fledged manner. Chris Huntington, an artist and art dealer, serendipitously discovered Norris and began to purchase the bulk of his artistic output until 1982.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011 10 am – 5:30pm
2260 Oak Bay Avenue
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