''Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream'' is a 1972 short

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about artist

Norman Rockwell Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of Culture of the United States, the country's culture. Roc ...

produced by Richard Barclay and directed by Robert Deubel. The film won an

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at the

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, held in 1973, for Best Short Subject. Barclay, being the producer, was the recipient of the Oscar.

Summary

With commentary by Rockwell himself, it examines the vision and essence of the artist through still photos, archival film footage and paintings to capture the hopes, dreams and minimalism of the American people.

Cast

* Robert Deubel * Gaby Monet

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* {{Norman Rockwell 1972 films 1972 short documentary films American short documentary films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Columbia Pictures short films Documentary films about painters Norman Rockwell 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language short documentary films

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