Film UbuWebHarry Smith (1923-1991)
Early Abstractions (1939-1956)
Film No. 3: Interwoven (1947-49)
Heaven and Earth Magic (1957-1962)
Late Superimpositions (1963-64-65)
Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream (1967)
Mirror Animations (Extended Version) (1979, 11 min., 16mm)
Harry Everett Smith (29 May 1923, Portland, Oregon – 27 November 1991, New York City) was an American archivist, ethnomusicologist, student of anthropology, record collector, experimental filmmaker, artist, bohemian and mystic. Smith is a well-known figure in several fields. People who know him as a filmmaker often do not know of his 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music, while folk music enthusiasts often do not know he was "the greatest living magician" according to Kenneth Anger.
Smith died of cardiac arrest while singing in Paola Igliori's arms, in Room 328 at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, and his ashes are in the care of his wife, Rosebud Feliu-Pettet.