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An eccentric and fascinating figure of the beat era, Harry Smith (1923-1991) pursued animation, art, music archiving, and wrapped his life in mysticism and creativity. Now The Whitney Museum of American Art celebrates his life with a new retrospective exhibition and accompanying festival.
Hosted in conjunction with Smith’s first solo museum exhibition, Fragments of a Faith Forgotten: The Art of Harry Smith, My Harry is a three-day celebration of his life and art, bringing together devoted friends, artists, musicians, and writers who have championed Smith since his death in 1991.
The program includes contributions from:
And more!
Activities during the festival include a stop motion animation workshop, singing circles, concerts, panel discussions, screenings and more.
To learn more, go to: https://whitney.org/my-harry
My Harry
December 8 - 10
Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street
New York, NY 10014