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Jack Smith (film Director)
Jack Smith (November 14, 1932 – September 18, 1989) was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of American performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer, though his photographic works are rare and remain largely unknown. Life and career Smith was raised in Texas, where he made his first film, ''Buzzards over Baghdad'', in 1952. He moved to New York in 1953."Film Examines Art-World Provocateur" By David Ebony, ''Art in America'', May '07, p.47. Retrieved 2-3-09. Includes photos of Smith in pre-production for ''Flaming Creatures'' and in ''Shadows in the City.'' The most famous of Smith's productions is '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S. Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
