Monumental dreams : the life and sculpture of Ann Norton /
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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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
[2014]
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Table of 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.