Emile Norman
| Emile Norman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Emil Nomann April 22, 1918 San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Died |
September 24, 2009 (aged 91) Monterey, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Sculpture, mosaic, panel, jewelry |
| Notable work | Mosaic window/stone sculptures Nob Hill Masonic Center San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Emile Norman (April 22, 1918 ‒ September 24, 2009), born as Emil Nomann, was an American artist known for his sculptors, mosaics, panels, and jewelry.
Emile Norman was born in 1918 in San Gabriel, California, located in Los Angeles County. Raised on a walnut farm in the San Gabriel Valley, he exhibited artistic talent from an early age, carving his first sculpture from a riverside rock at the age of 11 which ruined his father's chisels but gained his father's respect.
Nobody ever gives
you permission...
to become an artist.
— Emile Norman
Norman began his professional career fashioning window displays for department store, Bullocks Wilshire, in Los Angeles, California.
He later moved to New York City where he continued to fashion window displays for various department stores including Bergdorf Goodman and Bonwit Teller. His displays were featured in various magazines including Vogue.
During a trip to Europe, he discovered his affinity for working with plastics, especially epoxy resins, which would have a profound effect on his subsequent career. Various of his plastic works were featured in a November 1944 New York Times article titled "Plastics Shown in Decorative Role".
In 1946, Norman moved to California's central coastal region known as Big Sur where he set up a home-studio.
In 2006, PBS aired the documentary film, Emile Norman: By His Own Design, which covered much of Norman's life. The documentary was directed by Will Parrinello and produced by Parrinello, Michael Tucker and wife Jill Eikenberry, actors best known for their roles on the NBC television series, L.A. Law. The married couple were friends and neighbors of Norman having purchased land from him in Big Sur.
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