Harry Smith, in an audio interview, once claimed that he ate a steady diet of only butter and sugar for weeks. I believe it.
Here is a nice photograph of Harry Smith, snapped by Allen Ginsberg.
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Tree of Life in the Four Worlds by Harry Smith
22 August, 2010 by Andrew Rosinski
I’m very pleased to have found a large-sized image of Harry Smith’s Tree of Life in the Four Worlds. Filmmaker and artist, Harry Smith, created this brilliant and unique interpretation of the Tree of Life in 1954 when he was employed at Inkweed Arts, a greeting card company owned by Lionel Ziprin. 500 copies were printed in the first edition. The Tree of Life was shown at the Whitney Museum exhibit “Beat Culture and the New America 1950-1965.” The 1997 edition is printed from the original collotype plates executed by Jordan Belson.
It has now been reprinted in a limited fine art edition of 500 on Arches Cover 7″x 28″, available for purchase.
7 Frames: Oz: The Tin Woodman’s Dream (1967)
8 June, 2010 by Andrew Rosinski
7 Frames: Mirror Animations by Harry Smith (1957)
13 May, 2010 by Andrew Rosinski
7 STILLS
Mirror Animations, Harry Smith, 1957
found via Anthology Film Archives
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Harry Smith Artwork and Animations
25 May, 2009 by Andrew Rosinski
A trail-blazer in the American Avant-Garde film movement, Portland-based Harry Smith (1923-1991) preferred to label himself a painter, yet he his widely known for his wild-minded experimental films.
At a young age, Smith grew fascinated with unorthodox spirituality and occultism, a certain influence and inspiration in his work— colorful; mystical; dada; cosmic; prophetic; alchemic — Harry Smith’s art: heavy symbolism. It cannot be described in many other ways. Read m0re 0n Harry Smith here.
No. 5: Circular Tensions, Homage to Oskar Fischinger (1950) | No. 7: Color Study (1952)
More on Harry Smith:
Alchemical Transformations: The Abstract Films of Harry Smith
