FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Contact: Linda Soper -
(612) 308-4159
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA (September 11, 2012) – Currently
on display throughout the galleries at the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden are
Norton’s design diaries and placeholders of her sculptural ideas prior to
creating the three dimensional works that can be found throughout the sculpture
garden.
Says Cynthia Palmieri, Executive Director of the Ann Norton Sculpture
Gardens, “From a charcoal line study of a mountain-like structure to
brilliantly colored works from her Tibetan series, Norton’s drawings exhibit no
hesitation and stand strong and separate from the subjects they represent.”
Norton later introduced color into her sketches, perhaps in imagining the
translation into brick or other natural materials that she used to create her
monumental sculptures. She continued to draw throughout her life, clarifying her
vision for the works even while working three-dimensionally in wood and bronze.
Born in Selma, Alabama, Ann Vaughn Weaver drew from the time she was 5
years old and received her first sculpting tool at age 8. Like many young
artists, Ann moved to New York to study at the National Academy of Design, Arts
Student League of New York and Cooper Union. She studied with artists John
Hovannes, Leon Kroll, Jose de Creft, and was studio assistant to Alexander
Archipenko. While in New York, Ann’s work was well received and she
participated in group shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum
of American Art and was the recipient of two Carnegie Traveling Fellowships.
During her career she participated in solo and group exhibitions at the
Schneider Gallery, Rome, Musée Rodin, Paris, Bodley Gallery, New York, Max
Hutchinson Gallery, New York, Lowe Museum of Art, Miami, The Society of the
Four Arts, Palm Beach and the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach.
In
1977 Ann Weaver Norton had the foresight to establish a foundation: Ann Norton
Sculpture Gardens, Inc. Ann sought to preserve the historically significant art
studio, the sculpture gardens and the architecture that comprise what is now
the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens - a unique national and local treasure. Ann
lived and worked at 2051 South Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach for 34 years
until the time of her death in 1982. The Gardens is now operated as a private
foundation supported by an open membership, Garden Conservancy, and an elective
Board of Trustees. Available services include: Exhibitions, guided tours of the
gardens and Norton's original sculpture studio, guest lectures, and educational
programs. All programs promote a preservation ethic and incorporate the arts,
environmental awareness, and interpretive history of Ann Weaver Norton.
A member/guest reception will be held Wednesday October 10 from 6:00 –
10:00 p.m. For more information
please visit: www.ansg.org or call:
561-832.5328.
About the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: The
historic Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Inc. is a recognized 501 (c) (3)
operating foundation established in 1977 by the prominent sculptor Ann Weaver
Norton (1905-1982). The gardens are conveniently located at 2051 South Flagler
Drive, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The rare palm and sculpture gardens,
exhibition galleries and artist studio are currently open Wednesday-Sunday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
If you would like more information on this
topic or to schedule an interview, please call Linda Soper at (561) 835-9057 or
email: linda@lindalanemarketing.
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