A West Palm Beach Art Oasis - Ann Norton Sculpture Garden

Ann was born in Selma, Alabama and went on to attend Smith College and then settled in New York City. She was determined to become an artist. Her visions included Cubism and Art Deco styles. During her lifetime she exhibited in New York, Florida, France and Italy. In 1942, she became the first instructor of sculpture at the Norton Gallery and School of Art and in 1948 she married the museum’s founder, Ralph Hubbard Norton. He died in 1952, and Ann set up a foundation for the perpetual maintenance of this home on 2.5 acres which became this permanent green oasis of art, wildlife, subtropical trees and plants.

Here is what caught my eye, I hope you enjoy!

Norton’s Seven Beings, complete in 1965 made of pink Norwegian granite.

Norton’s sculpture Gateway 4 stands 24’ tall

Rachel Lee Hovnanian’s Mind The Body (2023)

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Ann Weaver Norton: Sculptor

By Norton, Ann Weaver

West Palm Beach: 1893 to 1950 (FL) (Images of America)

By Lasseter Drake, Lynn, Marconi, Richard A., Historical Society of Palm Beach County

Monumental Dreams: The Life and Sculpture of Ann Norton

By Seebohm, Caroline

The grounds are an oasis for both the nature and art lover.

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Inside the artist’s studio, built in 1948. Many of the pieces in her studio remain almost as if she left them.

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Model pieces made from various types of materials

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Kiki Smith, Sungrazer VIII (2019) and Gateway 3 standing 27’ tall.

Gateway to Knowledge

The gardens were designed by world-renowned botanist Sir Peter Smithers.

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Gateway 4

Looking towards the house from the garden with the 48’ installation on the right. This was the last sculpture overseen by Ann. It was inspired by the Himalaya Mountains.

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Inside the home, with rooms set up as galleries.

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What you should know:

• There are walking trails through the gardens.

• Restrooms are available.

• On the street parking is available; check posted parking regulations signs.

• Tours of the house, studio and garden galleries are self-guilded.

• Check website for days and hours of operation, and any special events.

• You could spend a couple of hours here.

Location: 253 Barcelona Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

For more information: Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens