Photographer Paul Wolfe covered both the Harry Smith Seance and the Harry Smith Free For All. See his photos online at harrysmithpdx.tumblr. The well dressed host of the Free For All, Leo Daedalus (pictured above), delivered a lecture on Harry Smith as a performance artist. In it, he gets straight to the heart of what … Continue reading
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Doug Stewart, Seattle Audio Technology Preservationist, Brings 1941 Presto 6N Recording Lathe To Harry Smith PDX
I met Harry at the Swinomish Smokehouse near La Conner, [Washington]. It was 1940 on Treaty Day (nearest weekend to January 22nd, the anniversary of the Point Elliott [Mukilteo] Treaty of 1855). I was along with a group of University of Washington anthropology students led by Dr. Erna Gunther. She regularly took groups of students … Continue reading
Harry Smith of the Guide: Field Recordings and a Location (2013)
A still from Kaveh Askari’s new experimental doc, Harry Smith of the Guide: Field Recordings and a Location. Filmmaker Kaveh Askari teaches at Western Washington University in Bellingham, the city which was Harry’s hometown during some of his childhood. In his brand new doc, Harry Smith of the Guide: Field Recordings and a Location, Askari explores the … Continue reading
Josh Winsor’s May 19, 2013 Harry Smith Free For All Poster
The redoubtable Josh Winsor contributed his design skills to Harry Smith PDX with a second poster, this one for the May 19 Harry Smith Free For All. Notice the logo for our event partner The Late Now! Oregon Cartoon Institute’s 2013 artist in residence, Leo Daedalus, is the creator of The Late Now. Leo will … Continue reading
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