SIMSBURY ART TRAIL IS OPEN - Westfair Communications

Artist Seward Johnson”™s famous sculpture exhibit on display throughout the town of Simsbury.

The sculpture sensation that swept across Simsbury two years ago made its return June 5. The Simsbury Chamber of Commerce Art Trail will once again delight visitors with 37 lifelike bronze sculptures depicting people doing everyday activities placed outdoors throughout town. The works of internationally renowned sculpture artist Seward Johnson will be on display from June 5 through Sept. 29.
Johnson, who passed away this March at age 89, was an artist, an advocate for the arts and a philanthropist. His “Celebrating the Familiar” series, which makes up the greatest portion of this exhibition, was his first body of work. The sculptor went on to create two subsequent popular series: Icons Revisited, which includes the Forever Marilyn piece sited in Simsbury at Ensign House and Beyond the Frame, a series inspired by the Impressionist master painters. Johnson was the grandson of Johnson & Johnson co-founder Robert Wood Johnson.
The Chamber of Commerce is bringing the Art Trail back to highlight the town”™s 350thanniversary celebration.
“When we first brought the Art Trail to Simsbury, we could not have imagined a more sensational and memorable event.” said Morgan Hilyard, executive director of the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce. “People traveled from all across the U. S. and the tri-state area in order to visit these sculptures and we expect an even better response this year given that our Art Trail offers a safe, fresh-air, family-fun experience during this extended Covid-19 quarantine period.”