Henry L. Norton

Rhode Island Red Monument, 1925

Henry L. Norton (1873-1932) was an American sculptor and manufacturer of bronze tablets active in New England.

Norton was born in North Canaan, Connecticut, and later lived in West Springfield, Boston, and Winthrop, Massachusetts. During World War I, he served with the Canadian Army and was wounded seven times. Subsequently he ran a bronze tablet foundry in Boston.

Selected works

• Rhode Island Red Monument, 1925
• Henry Knox Trail markers, Massachusetts, 1927
• War Memorial, Westford, Massachusetts
• Monument to All Wars, Ellington, Connecticut

References

• Henry Knox and the Revolutionary War Trail in Western Massachusetts, Bernard A. Drew, McFarland, 2012, page 211. ISBN 9780786489657.
• Smithsonian Institution, Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993, IAS RI000075.
• Smithsonian Institution, Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997, IAS MA000744.