Dwightiana (1959)

Dwightiana (1959) poster

Menken's 16mm, stop-motion tribute to the art of Dwight Ripley was filmed in 1959 in his apartment at 416 East Fifty-eighth Street in New York. She used his drawings as flats.The remarkably contemporary soundtrack for steel drum, guitar, flute, and voice was written for the occasion by Maya Deren's young husband, Teiji Ito, and is available in his album Music for Maya (Tzadik). Stan Brakhage called Dwightiana a pioneer example of the film portrait, abstract rather than narrative (the colored pencils represent Ripley's palette). Ripley was also a botanist, and Menken's unusual title alludes to botanical nomenclature as if Dwightiana might be the name of a species as well as a work "about" Dwight.

Director: Marie Menken
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 3 min
Release Date:
Music: Teiji Ito
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dwightiana about?
Menken's 16mm, stop-motion tribute to the art of Dwight Ripley was filmed in 1959 in his apartment at 416 East Fifty-eighth Street in New York. She used his drawings as flats.The remarkably contemporary soundtrack for steel drum, guitar, flute, and voice was written for the occasion by Maya Deren's young husband, Teiji Ito, and is available in his album Music for Maya (Tzadik). Stan Brakhage called Dwightiana a pioneer example of the film portrait, abstract rather than narrative (the colored pencils represent Ripley's palette). Ripley was also a botanist, and Menken's unusual title alludes to botanical nomenclature as if Dwightiana might be the name of a species as well as a work "about" Dwight.
Who directed Dwightiana?
Dwightiana was directed by Marie Menken.
How long is Dwightiana?
Dwightiana has a runtime of 3m (3 minutes).
What genre is Dwightiana?
Dwightiana is a Animation film.
Where was Dwightiana produced?
Dwightiana was produced in United States of America.