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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:
Artists
Handicraft
Paper toys
Sculpture
Toymakers
Toys
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Arts Council of Great Britain
Begaye, Mary Frances
Benn, Timothy, 1936-2019
British Broadcasting Corporation
Camden Arts Centre
Crafts Advisory Committee
Ernest Benn Ltd
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Lister, Eric
Portal Gallery (London, England)
Sachs, Judith
Serpentine Gallery
Smith, Sam, 1908-
Westermann, H. C. (Horace Clifford), 1922-1981
Wilk, Barbara
Wilk, 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