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Harry Smith

Director · Born 1923-05-29 · Portland, Oregon, USA

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Biography

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 extensive collection of out-of-print commercial 78 rpm recordings. Throughout his life Smith was an inveterate collector. In addition to records, artifacts he collected included string figures, paper airplanes, Seminole textiles, and Ukrainian Easter eggs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Everett Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Directed

  1. Heaven and Earth Magic (1962) — Director
  2. No. 3: Interwoven (1947) — Director
  3. Early Abstractions (1965) — Director
  4. No. 11: Mirror Animations (1956) — Director
  5. No. 1: A Strange Dream (1939) — Director
  6. No. 2: Message From the Sun (1947) — Director
  7. No. 5: Circular Tensions (Homage to Oskar Fischinger) (1949) — Director
  8. No. 4: Fast Track (1947) — Director
  9. No. 7: Color Study (1951) — Director
  10. No. 10: Mirror Animations (1956) — Director
  11. No. 16: Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream (1967) — Director
  12. No. 14: Late Superimpositions (1965) — Director
  13. No. 9 (1954) — Director
  14. No. 15: Untitled Animation of Seminole Patchwork Film (1965) — Director
  15. No. 18: Mahagonny (1980) — Director
  16. No. 8 (1954) — Director
  17. No. 6 (1950) — Director
  18. No. 13: Oz (1962) — Director
  19. No. 17: Mirror Animations (1979) — Director
  20. No. 19 (1980) — Director
  21. Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten (1980) — Director
  22. Autobiography (1951) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968) — Self
  2. Birth of a Nation (1997) — Self
  3. Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel (2017) — Self
  4. Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) — Self
  5. 365 Day Project (2007) — Self
  6. Screen Test: Harry Smith (1964) — Himself
  7. Chelsea Hotel (1970) — Self
  8. Home Movie (1987) — Self
  9. Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971 (1971) — Self
  10. Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971 (1971) — Self