Reel 0785, 1962 December

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Note 1: "One side. Nollensak continuation of "For Whom Really toll." Also Some Anastasia. 2nd side. 2nd Act "La Boheme.""; Note 2: CD 1: LJN. Guests: Dr. Paul Goodman, author of "The Community of Scholars" (Randomhouse); Prof. Ernest Partridge, Patterson State College; Peter Cohen (Cone?), young muralist; Dr. Edward Spingarn (sp?), English prof. CD 2: show cont'd: American education system. Race: should you say "colored," "negro," or "black"? CD 3: show cont'd. St. John's College (Tr. 2, 1:13). CD 4: Movie or TV show, someone (in loft?) whistling to theme song. More loft conv. begins tr. 3 1:50. "Larry." Smith enters tr. 4 3:00. Talks w/ visitor about photo layout for book on Japan. [Maybe "Japan, a Chapter of Image: A Photographic Essay" 1963 (?)]. Tr. 7 00:51: visitor proposes Smith participate in a "photographers' symposium" to promote a new magazine. Discussion ensues on possible topics. Tr. 10, 2:25: Smith suggests a topic: "A photographers defaulting their responsibility [to tell the truth, by becoming pawns for magazines]?" "Here, here." Tr. 13 01:36: Visitor: "Science in the big changing force that creates a different environment that then the artist has to come into, and point out the problems and difficulties that have to be addressed..." (See more in handwritten notes). CD 5: Loft conversation cont'd.Tr. 2 4:40: woman (Carole Thomas) enters. Tr. 6 2:05. Smith: "During the war when I was hit..." Tr. 8-end, CD 6: mostly background noise, faint conv. btw. Smith and Carole.CD 7: Tr. 1 1:48: Smith mic check w/ weather report in background. Brief news report. Beg. tr. 3: Smith sings briefly. End tr. 7: a man comes over, talks to Gene and Carole. Tr. 10: Japan. CD 8: Smith, Carole, and visitor, esp. clear starting tr. 4: Japan, visas, bringing Japanese friends to US (Yushiyama?). CD 9: Smith is compiling a list of missing objects: books, mikes, safelights, equipment. Smith and Carole talking-money, Japan.; Note 3: Extra CDI 1. film song with whistling (film is "Nice Girl", Channel 9) and talk in loft, Carole and other. 2. Jumps to Radio/TV with Secretary of State Dean Russ on USSR/China. Jumps to Loft, WOR, TV and newpaper strike and President Kennedy in news 3. Jumps to other News, House Committee Unamerican Activities Jumpst o lofe with Carole, Larry, Walter Trego metnion and book talk 4. Smith entrers and talk, Howard Chapnick, book talk 5. cont'd talk, layout , photos, "That's a Gene Smith picture" 6. More Photo talk, Japan, technicals issues 7. New Yorker piece, Japanese advertising, reason for visit Symposium Fundraisers. Photogarphy, and mention of purpose and Life Magazine 8. cont'd 9. discussion, food article and food fantasy photo 10. topics and george Hunt, Stanley Kramer 11. photo criticism, 12. cont'd 13. cont'd 14. cont'd, on art.

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