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1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Norton, Ann Weaver, 1905-1982.
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Women sculptors -- United States -- Biography.
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Sculpture, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Seebohm, Caroline. Monumental dreams : the life and sculpture of Ann Norton. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014] 9780813049779 (DLC)10857852 |
| ISBN |
9780813049779 |
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9780813048789 (electronic bk.) |
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