Smith, Sam, 1908-, Signed drawing of a scene through the telescope, 1970s
- Call Number:
- MSS 14
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Smith, Sam, 1908-
- Title(s):
- Signed drawing of a scene through the telescope
- Date:
- 1970s
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Edward and His Marvellous Telescope
- Part of Collection:
- 4, folder 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:
- The illustration depicts a scene from <title render="italic">Edward and His Marvellous Telescope</title>, as if the viewer were looking through a telescope. Under the illustration Smith has written "through the telescope." Above the picture Smith notes: "Lift to see what happened next." When a flap is lifted there is another scene from the story on the other side.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ; 33 x 26 cm. 1 sheet of white paper and one sheet of black adhered together. Black sheet has circular cutout opening to a colored illustration on the white paper. The illustration has a flap that can be lifted to show another colored illustration.
- Genre:
- Pen and ink drawings, Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite 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/1161
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1161?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1