Harry Smith

Known for DirectingBorn 1923-05-29Died 1991-11-27Portland, Oregon, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

365 Day Project

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

No. 15: Untitled Animation of Seminole Patchwork Film

Birth of a Nation

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

No. 8

No. 6

No. 9

Early Abstractions

No. 18: Mahagonny

No. 10: Mirror Animations

No. 14: Late Superimpositions

No. 11: Mirror Animations

No. 1: A Strange Dream

Heaven and Earth Magic

No. 3: Interwoven

No. 13: Oz

No. 2: Message From the Sun

No. 7: Color Study

No. 5: Circular Tensions (Homage to Oskar Fischinger)

No. 16: Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream

No. 4: Fast Track

Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

Chinese Checkers

Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky

Home Movie

No. 19

Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten

No. 17: Mirror Animations

Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971

Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971

Chelsea Hotel

Screen Test: Harry Smith

Autobiography