[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 64 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING ANN WEAVER NORTON AND THE ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDEN

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                           HON. LOIS FRANKEL

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2019

  Ms. FRANKEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Ann Weaver 
Norton and on behalf of the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden in West Palm 
Beach, Florida.
  Ann Norton was an inspirational artist. She found her passion at age 
8, when she received her first sculpting tools. She eventually moved to 
New York where she studied at the National Academy of Design, the Arts 
Student League of New York and Cooper Union. Ann served as an 
apprentice to the famed sculpture John Hovannes and a studio assistant 
to Alexander Archipenko. Her artwork was well received and she 
participated in numerous shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the 
Whitney Museum of American Art.
  In 1942, Ann moved to West Palm Beach and began teaching at the 
Norton Gallery and School of Art. Five years later, she married Ralph 
Norton, the school's founder. In 1977, Ann established the Ann Norton 
Sculpture Gardens Foundation. The sculpture garden and the foundation 
work to preserve the artwork of Ann Norton and other unique local 
treasures. The Norton Sculpture Gardens commemorates the great artwork 
and culture Ann brought to the community of South Florida.
  On February 9, 2019, the Norton Sculpture Garden held a grand 
reopening. After $100 million in renovations over eight years, the 
museum now includes an additional 12,000 square feet of gallery space 
and a new exterior. On display one will experience artwork from the 
likes of Jackson Pollock, Claude Monet, and Georgia O'Keeffe.
  I proudly join the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden in celebrating the 
induction of Ann Norton to the Florida Artist Hall of Fame this 
Saturday, April 13, 2019.

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