Smith, Sam, 1908-, Prototype of Bioscope Palace, 1974
- Call Number:
- MSS 14
- Creator:
- Smith, Sam, 1908-
- Title(s):
- Prototype of Bioscope Palace
- Date:
- 1974
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Bioscope Palace
- Part of Collection:
- 4, folder 1
- Provenance:
- Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The 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:
- Mechanical prototype design of a miniature or toy theater with three strips. Designed as a replica of a 1910-style motion picture theater illustrated with pen and ink and watercolor. The two strips of scenes include 12 captioned drawings of scenes imitating early film. The other strip has illustrated announcements to the audience. All are hand-colored with pen and black ink, watercolor and colored felt-tip pen.
- Physical Description:
- 1 miniature theater, 2 strips of scenes, 1 strip of announcements ; theater 23 x 46 cm + 2 strips of scenes 13 x 55 cm, 1 strip of announcements 13 x 26 cm.
- Genre:
- Miniature theaters, Toy theaters, Mock-ups, Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Legal documents, Letters, Magazines (periodicals), Models (representations), Photocopies, Postcards, Recreations, 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
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1147
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1147?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1