Smith, Sam, 1908-, Shirley, ca. 1965
- Call Number:
- MSS 14
- Creator:
- Smith, Sam, 1908-
- Title(s):
- Shirley
- Date:
- ca. 1965
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series V: Carved and Painted Wood Sculpture
- Part of Collection:
- 2
- 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:
- Blue and black painted boat named Shirley holds three men, attached to a string is their catch, a fish with painted red lips. This is one example of Smith's pre-occupation with the sea and his love for hand-made toys.
- Physical Description:
- 1 wood-carved sculpture, 1 stand ; 11 x 20 cm. on stand Hand painted wood-carved sculpture (with string), of a boat with three men and a fish. The name Shirley is painted on the bow. Sits on unpainted stand.
- Genre:
- Carvings (visual works), Primitivism (artistic concept), woodcarving , Boats , Toys (recreational artifacts), 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/1188
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1188?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1