THE HISTORIC ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS PRESENTS: THE COLLECTOR SERIES: EXHIBITION NO. 1, FEBRUARY 13 – MARCH 24, 201

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA (February 2, 2013) – The Galleries of the historic Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens will be filled with a selection of some of the world’s most renowned artists on loan from private collectors February 13 – March 24, 2013. Guest curated by David Miller, the exhibition will feature a total of 35 beguiling works of art including pieces from Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Milton Avery, Malvina Hoffman and more.  Miller, a past Board of Trustee President at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens will host an private reception for museum members and guests Wednesday, February 13 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

Works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, August Robin and Andy Warhol will grace the walls of the Gallery at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens. The exhibition slated to open February 13 will run through March 24, 2013. Guest curator and Chair of the Art Committee, David Miller says, “We are very fortunate to have friends and supporters lend works from their private collections for our exhibition.” The works are made all the more interesting by how they were found and came into private collection.  One piece, a cartoon by Robert Henri, unlike any of his known work shows Mr. Knoedler of the famous Knoedler Gallery which opened in 1847 and showed some of the country’s greatest collections including those of Paul Mellon, Henry Clay, Frick and Robert Sterling Clark.  Over the years, Knoedler also bought and sold works of the who’s who in 19^th and 20^th-centruary art including: Van Gough, Manet, Winslow Homer, Frederic E. Church, and John Singer Sargent; as well as more contemporary figures including: Louise Bourgeois, Willem de Kooning, and Barnett Newman. A work by Edgar Degas also has its roots to the Knoedler belonging to the Davidson Collection.                               

Cynthia Palmieri, Executive Director of the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens adds, “Many of the works share narratives such as Malvina Hoffman who studied with Rodin and later became dear friends with Andy Warhol and then the relationship between Warhol and Patricia Nix who showed at the Tower Gallery together in 1979. From the owners to its origin, the pairings of friendships from artist to collector has unveiled truly amazing stories that are unfolding at the Ann Norton Scupture Gardens.

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.com.