Hi Sebastian, Elfriede Fischinger passed before CVM was formed, but her daughter Barbara later gave her film collection to CVM. Elfriede didn't have any Cantrill prints. She had a few McLaren, a few Brakhage, some Ruttmann, some early animation, a few prints by contemporary artists, one film each by Seeber, Fischerkoesen, Denver Sutton, and a few others.
The Oskar Fischinger film collection was also gifted to Center for Visual Music by the Elfriede Fischinger Trust, along with his papers and some animation drawings and art. best regards, Cindy Keefer CVM On Sun, Oct 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM sebastian d. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there Cindy, > I corresponded with Corinne about 8 years ago inquiring if there were 16mm > Cantrills prints in North America and she mentioned having traded films > with a few individuals during their trip to the U.S. in the early 1970's. > Elfriede was among them, also Jud Yalkut and Red Grooms came to her mind. I > suspect there may still exist Ektachrome prints of early Cantrill films > wherever these artists' film holdings were eventually donated. Grooms is > still alive and may have insights… did Elfriede give her remaining film > collection to CVM? > > Their artistry is unparalleled and Corinne was adamant of her preference > for their films to be projected in their original format whenever possible. > > — Sebastian Di Trolio — > > > On Friday, October 2, 2026, CVM Programs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sad news. Thanks for posting this, Eric. >> >> I was lucky to have met them both in the early 2000s in Los Angeles, >> while they were visiting William Moritz. They had a number of their >> Cantrills Filmnotes with them they hoped to sell during their travels. We >> purchased a good amount for resale on our online store. What a legendary >> publication. For those that don't know it, >> https://www.arthurandcorinnecantrill.com/filmnotes.html >> >> Years later Arthur sent CVM some of their recorded interviews with >> Elfriede Fischinger, Harry Smith, etc. >> >> His passing (and Corinne's) is a loss to film history. And a loss of two >> remarkable artists. >> >> Cindy Keefer >> Center for Visual Music >> Los Angeles >> >> On Sun, Sep 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM Eric Theise <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Facebook today brought this sad news from Jake Wilson, using Arthur >>> Cantrell's account: >>> >>> " >>> On behalf of Arthur's friends and family, I'm sorry to report that >>> Arthur died of pneumonia at Ellery House in Castlemaine at 12.44pm on >>> Thursday September 24th. It was quite sudden and fortunately his friend >>> Jenny Peake could be with him. His son Ivor is being well looked after. A >>> funeral/celebration/memorial will be held later in the year -- details will >>> be posted here when they become available. Arthur's personal email account >>> will stop working in the near future, but if you have questions about the >>> Cantrills or their films you can reach me, Jake Wilson, via this page or at >>> jake at jakewilson dot com dot au. >>> " >>> >>> I don't recalling seeing news of Corinne's passing on Frameworks; >>> she died 18 February 2025, >>> >>> What legends. >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> -- >>> Frameworks mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >>> >> >> >> -- >> Center for Visual Music >> www.centerforvisualmusic.org >> > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > -- Center for Visual Music www.centerforvisualmusic.org
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