[Frameworks] Howard Guttenplan (April 6th, 1934 - February 23rd, 2015)

[Dominic Angerame]

Truly a sad day for the field. Howard was a great programmer and it seemed
to me he always tried not to be called a curator. He gave me my first solo
show in the early 80's and has been one of the few supporters of my work
throughout these years. I am truly sorry to hear this.

Dominic Angerame

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 2:34 PM, RE X <roeenney at gmail.com> wrote:

> I really liked Howard a lot. He was strict, but would give you slack when
> it mattered most. Nature doesn't make them like Howard anymore! Sad news,
> Jay...sad news...
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 5:32 PM, William Wees, Dr. <william.wees at mcgill.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Sad news, indeed. Howard was one of those key people who keep things
>> going in New York's domain of experimental/avant-garde film. In my mind's
>> eye, I see us exchanging smiles of recognition as we stand in line for the
>> next screening at "Views from the Avant-Garde."
>>
>> --Bill Wees
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: FrameWorks [mailto:frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com] On
>> Behalf Of Jay Hudson
>> Sent: March 4, 2015 3:58 PM
>> To: Experimental Film Discussion List
>> Subject: [Frameworks] Howard Guttenplan (April 6th, 1934 - February 23rd,
>> 2015)
>>
>> Just this afternoon, I received the shocking and sad news that Howard
>> Guttenplan, the long term director of the Millennium Film Workshop
>> passed away February 23, 2015.  He was laid to rest at Calverton
>> National Cemetery in Long Island.
>>
>> Howard was a complicated person.  Keeping an organization like
>> Millennium going for so long was a solitary and difficult task.  The
>> funeral home director told me that he felt that Howard wanted to go
>> out alone, only accompanied by a close childhood friend.  That is so
>> much the way that Howard was.
>>
>> When I was running the Millennium and working on the gargantuan task
>> of sorting old materials, the complete history of Howard's tenure came
>> before my eyes.  Virtually every experimental filmmaker of note came
>> through the doors.  It is no accident that Stan Brakhage's New York
>> premieres were at Millennium, or that Jack Smith spent countless hours
>> watching film and editing with scotch tape.  Countless filmmakers were
>> loyal to Howard.
>>
>> Despite the struggles that I had with him reforming the Millennium, he
>> gave me a full set of the Journal as a token of appreciation.  He gave
>> me my first solo show.  Even when he at his most pissed off at me, he
>> always complimented my work.
>>
>> There was something very unique and special because of what Howard did
>> and who he was.  Millennium is still thriving.  And from me
>> personally, Howard's New York Diary changed me as a filmmaker.  I hope
>> that his film and photographic work will be preserved and archived.
>>
>> Requiescat in pace.
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