Sassona Norton
Sassona Norton | |
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 Norton in 2011 | |
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| Nationality | Israeli-American |
| Alma mater | Tel Aviv University |
| Occupation | artist |
| Website | sassonanorton-sculpture.net |
Sassona Norton, is an Israeli–American sculptor.[1]
Early life
Norton was born in Israel and was raised in a Jewish household. She graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in Literature and Theatre. She went on to teach high school, work as a theatre director, and write for Yediot Achronot, an Israeli daily newspaper. She started her visual arts career as a painter, making her debut in her first solo-show at Gallery 220 in Tel Aviv when she was in her twenties. Norton immigrated to the United States in 1974 and joined the Art Students League of New York, where she was awarded the Isabel Bishop Merit Scholarship.[2]
Career
Norton began to achieve artistic success in the early 1980s, first with the publication of her work A Yellow Night, in Twentieth Century Masters of Erotic Art by Crown Publishers, alongside works by Picasso, Rodin, Calder, and Dali. In 1981, she was chosen for Eight Young New Yorkers on the Horizon. In 1983, her large-scale painting The Rain Prayer was published in the Discover Art series by Laura H. Chapman. In 1984, her paintings drew the attention of Peter Fingesten while on display at Sutton Gallery.
In 1999 Norton shifted from painting to sculpting after working in architectural and design installation projects. She was awarded the Huntington Merit Medal for her sculpture The Edge of Rest at the National Arts Club in New York in 2002. In 2003 she sculpted the largest September 11th Memorial in Pennsylvania, costing $200,000.[3] The memorial, close to twenty-feet tall was installed in Norristown in 2005.[4] Norton's sculptures were shown at the Morris Museum in New Jersey for over six months; later images of her works were published in a book Sassona Norton Sculpture by the museum.[5] Her work has also been featured at the International Art Fair in Stockholm.[6]
Norton is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors,[7] National Sculpture Society, International Sculpture Center, and Washington Sculptors Group. She serves on the board of Sculptors' Guild.
Collections
- Henry Buhl, New York
- Ivan Greenstein, New Jersey
- The Ambassador Swaenee Hunt, Massachusetts
- Lee Longell, New Jersey
- Peter Migliorato, Florida
- Sally Minard & Norton Garfinkel, New York
- Harry & LynnO’Mealia, Maryland
- Elizabeth Palay & Ed Feige, Wisconsin
- Craig Ponzio, “Art Investments”, Colorado
- Morris Museum, New Jersey
Personal life
Norton is in a relationship with Dr. Ron Filler.[8] They have a large estate in Bedminster, New Jersey[9][10] and also an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She and Filler are patrons of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and The Discovery Orchestra.[11][12]
Norton is a registered Democrat and has contributed financially to Coalition for Progress and Hillary For America. In 2016 she donated over $12,700 to the Democratic Party.[13]
References
- ^ "Sculptor Sassona Norton's lecture a resounding success - Morris Arts". morrisarts.org. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Sassona Norton - Sculpture - CIRRICULUM VITAE". sassonanorton-sculpture.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Profile registry". 911memorial.org. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ User, Super. "Morris Museum Presents Sassona Norton ~ Sculptures - Art Knowledge News". artknowledgenews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Landi, Ann and Hilarie Sheets; Norton, Sassona (1 January 2006). "Sassona Norton". Morris Museum of Art, Morristown, NJ. Retrieved 1 May 2017 – via Amazon.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sculptor Sassona Norton Info - Sculpture.org - Sculpture.org". sculpture.org. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Sassona Norton » Artists » Royal British Society of Sculptors". rbs.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "manhattan with Keywords: Ron, sassona, filler". smugmug.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Morris Museum Presents Sassona Norton ~ Sculptures", Art Knowledge News. Accessed May 1, 2017. "The Morris Museum is delighted to present the splendid sculpture of Sassona Norton in its 4,500-square-foot Main Gallery on exhibit until November 12, 2006. Norton, a Bedminster, New Jersey resident, creates larger than life bold and expressive, cast bronze female figures."
- ^ Foley, Roger (July 2015). "The home and garden of the sculptor Sassona Norton in New Jersey. Landscape design by DCA Landscape Architects". www.sitewelder.com. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "National Museum of Women in the Arts - Annual Report 2014". issuu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ http://discoveryorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TDO-AR-for-Web.pdf
- ^ "Sassona Norton - $12,700 in Political Contributions for 2016". campaignmoney.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.