Stan Brakhage
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James Stanley Brakhage was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.
Photo of Brakhage by Friedl Kubelka, c. 1976
Marie Menken
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Marie Menken was an American experimental filmmaker, painter, and socialite. She was noted for her unique filming style that incorporated collage. She was one of the first New York filmmakers to use a
Stan Brakhage
…York City in 1954. There, he met a number of notable artists, including Maya Deren (in whose apartment he briefly lived), Willard Maas, Jonas Mekas, Marie Menken, Joseph Cornell and John Cage. Brakhage would collaborate with the latter two, making two films with Cornell (Gnir Rednow and Centuries of June) and…
Marie Menken with her 16 mm Bolex
Marie Menken's parents (Mr. and Mrs. Menkevicius)
Marie and Adele Menken