COSMIC SCHOLAR:

In Cosmic Scholar, John Szwed patches together, for the first time, the life of one of the twentieth centurys most overlooked cultural figures. From his time recording the customs of Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest and Florida to living in Greenwich Village in its heyday, Smith was consumed by an unceasing desire to create a unified theory of culture. He was an insatiable creator and collector, responsible for the influential Anthology of American Folk Music and several pioneering experimental films, but was also an in...[Leer más]