Norton Museum of Art

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Mission Statement
"To preserve for the future the beautiful things of the past."

The Norton Museum of Art strives to preserve, develop, exhibit and interpret its outstanding permanent collection and to educate the public through special exhibitions, publications and programs. The Norton seeks to strengthen awareness of the arts in our region through encouraging participation, reaching out to improve the quality of life in all communities through appreciation of the visual arts and cultural patrimonies.

History
The Norton Museum of Art was founded in 1941 by Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875-1953) and his wife, Elizabeth Calhoun Norton (1881-1947). For many years, Ralph and Elizabeth Norton were actively interested in fine arts and developed a sizable collection of paintings and sculpture.

Künstler der Galerie bzw der Sammlung

Bernard Aubertin     Larry Bell     Alexander Calder     Squeak Carnwath     Stuart Davis     Charles Demuth     Arthur Dove     Erró     Lucio Fontana     Red Grooms     Duane Hanson     Keith Haring     Marsden Hartley     Childe Hassam     Michael Heizer     Robert Henri     Gottfried Honegger     Edward Hopper     Edward Kienholz     Imi Knoebel

Jacob Lawrence     Sol LeWitt     Morris Louis     John Marin     Allan McCollum     John McCracken     Olivier Mosset     Robert Motherwell     Claes Oldenburg     Jackson Pollock     Robert Rauschenberg     Jean Pierre Raynaud     Gerhard Richter     Larry Rivers     Miriam Schapiro     Charles Sheeler     Nancy Spero     Mark Tobey