Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith little-caesar-9Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023. Hardcover, 416pp., 6. 5 x 9. 5 inches New The first comprehensive biography of Harry Smith, an anthropologist, filmmaker, painter, folklorist, mystic, and walking encyclopedia. He taught Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe about the occult, swapped drugs with Timothy Leary, had a front row seat to a young Thelonious Monk, lived with (and tortured) Allen Ginsberg, was admired by Susan Sontag, and was one of the first
as the artists called them
this showcases a completely fresh selection of images from the depths of Ridgers' exceptional archive - including many previously unseen - beautifully printed and bound in an oversized volume
in the artist's hometown of Quincy
Three years later
New York: The John Weber Gallery
Original flyer for a disco show featuring DJs Afrika Bambaataa
Richly detailed with more than 400 models
Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler met in 1964 at the premiere of Dorsky’s first film
and pedagogy
Throughout these three stories
Includes a biography and a bibliography (in French) with numerous four-color and black and white illustrations
catalogue entries highlight selected works