201 East Superior St., Chicago, Illinois (childhood home)
Chicago, Illinois
Tremont, Illinois
Sculptor
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois [sponsored by Nettie Washburn (1864-1918) of Tremont, Illinois]
Array
1927, 1929: Chicago Galleries Association, Chicago, Illinois
January 28-March 20, 1932: Annual Exhibition of Works by Chicago and Vicinity Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: Portrait—Thomas Wood
City of Tremont, Illinois
Tremont Historical Society, Tremont, Illinois
Newspaper article on Tremont school project: Renken, Leslie "Art Teacher Keeps Alive Legacy of Tremont-born Sculptor Viola Norman," Peoria Journal Star, December 16, 2016
1923: Dunham Gold Medal Award,
1927, 1929: First Honors, Chicago Galleries Association, Chicago, Illinois
Tremont Historical Society, Tremont, Illinois
1913-1923: Taught sculpture class at Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Established Chicago School of Sculpture, Chicago, Illinois; Charles Umlauf served as her assistant 1932
Parents: A.G. and Estella E. Norman; he owned a shoe shop