This never before seen footage, courtesy of the Cameron Parsons Foundation, is a rare document of an artist whose practice had delved further inward, away from the public eye. Due to the quality of the recording, this video has been subtitled. Every effort has been made by MOCA and the Cameron Parsons Foundation to ensure accuracy of the transcription. Please note that the original footage was edited in camera and portions of the reading were omitted by the cameraperson.

Cameron: Songs for the Witch Woman (MOCA Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, October 11, 2014 — January 11, 2015) is organized by MOCA Senior Curator Alma Ruiz and curated by Guest Curator Yael Lipschutz. Generous support for MOCA Pacific Design Center is provided by Charles S. Cohen. Additional support is provided by the Cameron Parsons Foundation, Santa Monica. In-kind media support is provided by KCRW 89.9 FM and Los Angeles magazine.

Directed by Michael Morrison / m-morrison.com

© 2014 Cameron-Parsons Foundation

"Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome." Many thought her a witch.

Here is a sampling of her art featuring commentary by her friends sculptor George Herms and directors Kenneth Anger and Curtis Harrington.

On June 17, 1952, the brilliant chemist and alchemist Jack Parsons, a founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and inventor of the solid fuel that would put man on the moon, died in an explosion of still mysterious origins at his home laboratory in a garage/coach house just off of Pasadena's "Millionaire's Row." He was 37 years old.