Harry Smith
Born in Portland, Oregon, USA — May 29 1923• Died Nov 27 1991
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Harry Everett Smith (May 29, 1923 in Portland, Oregon – November 27, 1991 in New York City) was a visual artist, experimental filmmaker, record collector, bohemian, mystic, and largely self-taught student of anthropology. Smith was an important figure in the Beat Generation scene in New York City, and his activities, such as his use of mind-altering substances and interest in esoteric spirituality, anticipated aspects of the Hippie movement. Besides his films, Smith is widely known for his influential "Anthology of American Folk Music," drawn from his ex…
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365 Day Project
Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
Birth of a Nation
Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
No. 18: Mahagonny
Directing
Heaven and Earth Magic
Directing
Early Abstractions
Directing
Chelsea Hotel
Self
No. 4: Fast Track
Directing
No. 1: A Strange Dream
Directing
No. 16: Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream
Directing
No. 3: Interwoven
Directing
Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky
Crew
No. 8
Directing
No. 9
Directing
No. 7: Color Study
Directing
No. 11: Mirror Animations
Directing
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
Self
No. 10: Mirror Animations
Directing
Chinese Checkers
Writing
Screen Test: Harry Smith
Himself
No. 2: Message From the Sun
Directing
Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971
Self
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971
Self
No. 13: Oz
Directing
Home Movie
Self
No. 15: Untitled Animation of Seminole Patchwork Film
Directing
No. 5: Circular Tensions (Homage to Oskar Fischinger)
Directing
No. 14: Late Superimpositions
Directing
No. 6
Directing
Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten
Directing
No. 17: Mirror Animations
Directing
No. 19
Directing