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THE ANIMATION OF HARRY SMITH

THE ANIMATION OF HARRY SMITH. HARRY’S UNUSUAL LIFE. • Born 1923, Portland, Oregon • Parents active in occultism -Claimed to be son of Aleister Crowley • Compiled dictionary of Puget Sound Dialects • A collector of Seminole textiles and Ukrainian Easter Eggs

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THE ANIMATION OF HARRY SMITH

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  1. THE ANIMATION OF HARRY SMITH

  2. HARRY’S UNUSUAL LIFE •Born 1923, Portland, Oregon •Parents active in occultism -Claimed to be son of Aleister Crowley • Compiled dictionary of Puget Sound Dialects • A collector of Seminole textiles and Ukrainian Easter Eggs •Produced and recorded The Fugs

  3. …Continued • proficient in Kiowa sign-language and Kwakiutl • Compiled the Anthology of American Folk Music. • Lived with Native American Indians • Recorded peyote songs of Kiowa Indians. • He was a friend of Allen Ginsberg

  4. Anthology of American Folk Music • 84 tracks • Inspired the folk revival of the 50’s and 60’s. • 1997 reissue won 2 Grammys • Inspired Bob Dylan • Indian War Hoop is my favorite.

  5. Harry Smith was also a fine artist.

  6. ANIMATION •Developed his own methods of animation, using stop motion collage techniques and, more uniquely, hand-painting directly on film. • Often a single film required years of painstakingly precise labor. •Fusion of color and sound are acknowledged as precursors of sixties psychedelia. • His art explored synaethesia, a correspondence between color and sound and sound and movement.

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