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Emile Norman: By His Own Design (2007) [N/A]

Featuring:
Emile Norman, Angus Whyte, C. Kevin Smith

Written by:
Doris Baizley

Directed by:
Will Parrinello


Release Date:
March 25, 2007

Original Title:
Emile Norman: By His Own Design

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 57

Overview from TheMovieDB

Artist Emile Norman is the subject of this compelling documentary profile, which chronicles the 88-year-old's personal life as an "out" gay man long before it was the norm, as well as his lifelong dedication to his art. Norman, whose mixed-media works include the grand marble relief and ornate mosaic window of San Francisco's Masonic Auditorium, found success in New York but retreated to Big Sur, Calif., where he founded an artists' haven.

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Overview from Open Movies

The life of artist Emile Norman is chronicled in this compelling documentary profile, which essays the 88-year-old's lifelong dedication to his art, as well as his personal life as an "out" gay man long before it was safe or fashionable, and the creation of his own lifestyle in his private compound in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Big Sur, California. Norman, whose mixed-media works include the grand marble relief and ornate mosaic window of San Francisco's Nob Hill Masonic Center, found success in New York but choose to settle in and live his life in Big Sur, California where he built his own artistic shangri la.

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Emile Norman: By His Own Design (2007) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 8.8/10
Awards Won: 1 win

Production

Director:
Will Parrinello

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