Jack Smith
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Jack Smith was an influential American underground filmmaker and performance artist, best known for his avant-garde 1960s films like "Flaming Creatures" that helped shape experimental cinema and queer aesthetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Smith canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
avant-garde artist
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filmmaker ⓘ performance artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1960s American underground film scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeWork |
Flaming Creatures
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No President NERFINISHED ⓘ Normal Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotch Tape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-11-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-09-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fullName | Jack Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
camp
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experimental film ⓘ queer aesthetics ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andy Warhol
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Jackie Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ John Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ queer film ⓘ underground cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Flaming Creatures
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influential underground performances ⓘ pioneering queer aesthetics in film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde cinema
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experimental film ⓘ queer cinema ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flaming Creatures
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No President NERFINISHED ⓘ Normal Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotch Tape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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filmmaker ⓘ performance artist ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Columbus, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexuality | queer icon (cultural status) ⓘ |
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