Smith, Sam, 1908–1983, No Fly Posters/No Bill Stickers, 1961
- Call Number:
- MSS 14
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Smith, Sam, 1908–1983
- Title(s):
- No Fly Posters/No Bill Stickers
- Date:
- 1961
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series V: Carved and Painted Wood Sculpture
- Part of Collection:
- 3
- Provenance:
- Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- This multi-media assemblage is designed to be viewed on either of two sides depending on how it is being held. One side depicts a dark haired, blue eyed, female head wearing fake pearls and holding a sign stating, "No Bill Stickers". When turned around, the opposite side depicts the head of a dark haired, red eyed, moustached man holding a sign stating, "No Fly Posters". During this time period, Sam Smith created similar objects which he called mood-indicators. These objects were two-sided, wooden, peg-style heads, meant to be turned one way or the other to show either a happy or unhappy face.
- Physical Description:
- 1 assemblage ; 49 x 14 cm. Hand manipulative assemblage made of painted wood, fabric, string, sequins, nails, and pins.
- Genre:
- woodcarving , Assemblages (sculpture), Carvings (visual works), Primitivism (artistic concept), Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Legal documents, Letters, Magazines (periodicals), Miniature theaters, Mock-ups, Models (representations), Photocopies, Postcards, Recreations, Toy theaters, Typescripts, Watercolors (paintings), and Wood engravings
- Subject Terms:
- ArtistsHandicraftPaper toysSculptureToymakersToys
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Arts Council of Great BritainBegaye, Mary FrancesBenn, Timothy, 1936-2019British Broadcasting CorporationCamden Arts CentreCrafts Advisory CommitteeErnest Benn LtdFarrar, Straus, and GirouxLister, EricPortal Gallery (London, England)Sachs, JudithSerpentine GallerySmith, Sam, 1908-Westermann, H. C. (Horace Clifford), 1922-1981Wilk, BarbaraWilk, Max, 1920-
- Finding Aid Title:
- Sam Smith Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/7.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1190
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1190?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1