Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Nov 23 2013
•3h 0m
•Documentary
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
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Timothy Leary
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Ed Emshwiller
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Franz Fuenstler
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Jack Smith
Self
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