William Moritz

William Moritz

male, deceased (2004)
cancer death Film theorist American Experimental filmmaker Animator German-American … Visual music artist
William Moritz (May 6, 1941-March 12, 2004), film historian, specialized in visual music and experimental animation. His principle published works... More
Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren

male, deceased (1987)
From Montreal C. Q. C. C. immigrant to Canada World War II Scottish … Visual music artist
Norman McLaren, C. C., C. Q. (b. April 11 1914 - d. January 27 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for... More
Mary Ellen Bute

Mary Ellen Bute

female, deceased (1983) (Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
Yale University Ted Nemeth Leon Theremin Passages from Finnegans Wake Visual Music Visual music artist
Mary Ellen Bute (November 211906 - October 17 1983) was a pioneer film animator who did much of her work in visual music. She was one of the first... More
Oskar Fischinger

Oskar Fischinger

male, deceased (1967)
painter German abstract film Motion Painting No. 1 Animator National Film Registry … Visual music artist
Oskar Fischinger was an abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter. He made over 50 short films, and painted c. 900 canvases which are in museums,... More
Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

male, deceased (2003)
cancer death moth Soprano Robert Sanders James Stanley Brakhage adoptee … Visual music artist
Stan Brakhage was an American non-narrative filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the most important experimental filmmakers of the 20th century.... More
Jordan Belson

Jordan Belson

male, 82 years old
abstract expressionist San Francisco Museum of Art Harry Smith abstract film University of California, Berkeley Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum … Visual music artist
Jordan Belson (born 1926, Chicago, Illinois -) is an American artist and filmmaker who has created nonobjective, often spiritually oriented,... More

John Whitney

male, deceased (1995)
inventor composer artist Animator American Experimental filmmaker … Visual music artist
John Whitney, Sr. (April 8, 1917 - September 22, 1995) was an American animator, composer and inventor, widely considered to be one of the fathers... More
Michael Betancourt

Michael Betancourt

male
Visual music artist Visual Music Installation artist Film theorist Experimental filmmaker Motion Pictures
Michael Betancourt (b. 1971, New Jersey) is a critical theorist, art and film historian, and animator. His principle published works focus on the... More
James Whitney

James Whitney

male, deceased (1982)
film director artist john Filmmaker American Experimental filmmaker … Visual music artist
James Whitney (December 27, 1921 - April 8, 1982), younger brother of John, was a film director universally regarded as one of the great masters of... More
Len Lye

Len Lye

male, deceased (1980)
naturalized citizen of the United States naturalized Leonard Charles Huia Lye film producer Tusalava museum of modern art … Visual music artist
Len Lye, born Leonard Charles Huia Lye (5 July 1901, Christchurch, New Zealand - 15 May 1980, Warwick, Rhode Island), was a New Zealand-born artist... More