Frank Stauffacher
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Frank Stauffacher was an experimental film
maker best known for directing the cinema series "Art in Cinema" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
from 1946 to 1954. He was the cinematographer for Mother's Day (1948) and Adventures of Jimmy (1950), two films by James Broughton
. His brother, Jack Stauffacher
, is a well-known printer and typeface creator.
From November 1948 until his death at age 38 from a brain tumor
, Stauffacher was married to artist Barbara Stauffacher Solomon.
Experimental film
Experimental film or experimental cinema is a type of cinema. Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving both of visual arts and cinema. Its origins can be found in European avant-garde movements of the twenties. Experimental cinema has built its history through the texts of theoreticians...
maker best known for directing the cinema series "Art in Cinema" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
from 1946 to 1954. He was the cinematographer for Mother's Day (1948) and Adventures of Jimmy (1950), two films by James Broughton
James Broughton
James Broughton was an American poet, and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance...
. His brother, Jack Stauffacher
Jack Stauffacher
Jack Werner Stauffacher is an American printer, typeface designer, and fine book publisher. He has taught at Carnegie Mellon University and at the San Francisco Art Institute....
, is a well-known printer and typeface creator.
From November 1948 until his death at age 38 from a brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
, Stauffacher was married to artist Barbara Stauffacher Solomon.
Selected filmography
- Sausalito (1948) impressionistic film of Sausalito, CaliforniaSausalito, CaliforniaSausalito is a San Francisco Bay Area city, in Marin County, California, United States. Sausalito is south-southeast of San Rafael, at an elevation of 13 feet . The population was 7,061 as of the 2010 census. The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to...
- Zigzag (1948) color film of neon signsNeonNeon is the chemical element that has the symbol Ne and an atomic number of 10. Although a very common element in the universe, it is rare on Earth. A colorless, inert noble gas under standard conditions, neon gives a distinct reddish-orange glow when used in either low-voltage neon glow lamps or...
- Notes on the Port of St. Francis (1951) with narration by Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
read by Vincent PriceVincent PriceVincent Leonard Price, Jr. was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.-Early life and career:Price was born in St...