The Norfolk Community Association will unveil the third installation of its growing sculpture trail Sunday, October 4, at 2:00 p.m. at a location between the Norfolk Library and the old train station.
The sculpture is the creation of the late Ann (Curtiss) Scoville, who died July 17, 2014, in Salisbury at age 95. She spent her childhood and adolescence at the Curtiss family’s ancestral homestead on Mountain Road, where her family created a literary and artistic environment. By age 14, she was studying with painter Guy Pène du Bois, who conducted an art school in town.[
“We are focusing on artists with a connection to Norfolk,” said Doreen Kelly, co-chairman of the community association. Anne Scoville focused a lot on ballet and, indeed, examples of her work grace the walls of the Warner Theater across from the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington.
In Norfolk, the sculptures will be installed in front of a backdrop created by sculptor Jon Riedeman and mason Karl Munson. “Because it is close to the train station, Karl used stone that matches the building,” said Kelly.
Scoville’s daughter-in-law Helen Scoville is donating the sculpture. “The Scoville family has been very supportive,” Kelly said.
The first installation of the trail was an owl created by Riedeman and placed on Robertson Plaza in the village center. The second, a lotus flower, a collaborative work by Norfolk sculptor Elizabeth Knowles and Eric David Laxman of Valley Cottage, N.Y., was temporarily installed on the village green in 2024 and recently was moved to a location on Route 44 overlooking City Meadow.
“The lotus was never permanently positioned on the green,” said Kelly. “We wanted to clean up the area where it is now, which is one of the trailheads for City Meadow.”
Kelly explained earlier that the purpose of the trail is to create connectivity between the different sections of town because it is largely divided by Route 44. Eventually, there will be a map to guide walkers, but for the moment each new sculpture will be placed in a location that enhances it.