Monumental dreams : the life and sculpture of Ann Norton / Caroline Seebohm.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813048789 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Monumental dreams : the life and sculpture of Ann Norton.DDC classification:
  • 730.92 B 23
LOC classification:
  • NB237.N67 S44 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Southern roots: Selma, Alabama, 1905-1930 -- The origins of a great Alabama family -- Childhood in Selma -- Early success -- The art world in turmoil: New York, 1930-1942 -- A tumultuous education -- The emergence of an artist -- A rare friendship -- Career challenges -- A turning point -- From Annie Vaughan Weaver to Ann Norton: Florida, 1943-1953 -- The savior from Chicago -- A reticent romance -- Marriage and a new life -- A growing confidence -- The journey to the source: Florida, 1954-1982 -- New freedom, new work -- Figures in the landscape -- East and west, new relationships -- Dreams of Selma -- Time runs out -- The garden as legacy.
Summary: In this biography of Ann Weaver Norton, Caroline Seebohm brings forward a singular life lived during a time of great cultural and artistic change and creates an appealing window into Southern mores, gender equity and abstract expressionism.
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Southern roots: Selma, Alabama, 1905-1930 -- The origins of a great Alabama family -- Childhood in Selma -- Early success -- The art world in turmoil: New York, 1930-1942 -- A tumultuous education -- The emergence of an artist -- A rare friendship -- Career challenges -- A turning point -- From Annie Vaughan Weaver to Ann Norton: Florida, 1943-1953 -- The savior from Chicago -- A reticent romance -- Marriage and a new life -- A growing confidence -- The journey to the source: Florida, 1954-1982 -- New freedom, new work -- Figures in the landscape -- East and west, new relationships -- Dreams of Selma -- Time runs out -- The garden as legacy.

In this biography of Ann Weaver Norton, Caroline Seebohm brings forward a singular life lived during a time of great cultural and artistic change and creates an appealing window into Southern mores, gender equity and abstract expressionism.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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