Early Abstractions

Early Abstractions is a collection of seven short animated films created by Harry Everett Smith between 1939 and 1956. Each film is between two and six minutes long, and is named according to the chronological order in which it was made. The collection includes Numbers 1–5, 7, and 10, while the missing Numbers 6, 8, and 9 are presumed to have been lost.

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Dead Hand: Last Day of War

Dead Hand: Last Day of War

2016

Shoe Show

1984

The Cowboy's Flute

The Cowboy's Flute

1963

Letter to a Pig

Letter to a Pig

2024

Pachyderm

Pachyderm

2024

Scale

Scale

2022

The Record

The Record

2022

The Cathedral

The Cathedral

2002

And Then the Bear

And Then the Bear

2019

Animated Newspaper

2016

Pot of Porridge

Pot of Porridge

1984

V for Victory

V for Victory

1941

Video Weavings

Video Weavings

1974

On Your Mark

On Your Mark

1995

Monster

2013

Tower Bawher

Tower Bawher

2006

Final Serving

2013

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

1946

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow

1943

I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

1989