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Call Number:
MSS 14
Holdings:
[Request]
Creator:
Smith, Sam, 1908–
Title(s):
Letter to Eric Lister
Date:
1972 July 7
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series VII: Correspondence
Part of Collection:
1, folder 32
Provenance:
Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

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:
Letter is addressed to "Eric," who is probably Eric Lister from the Portal Gallery. There are references to him being an acquaintance of Mr. Max (probably Max Wilk) and Mr. S.J.Perelman. Sam Smith is looking for Mr. Max's address so he can send him an invitation to his art show at the Camden Arts Centre in London NW3 6DG.
Physical Description:
1 leaf ; 26 x 21 cm. Typescript letter signed in ink.
Genre:
Correspondence , 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:
Artists
Handicraft
Paper toys
Sculpture
Toymakers
Toys
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Lister, Eric
Portal Gallery (London, England)
Smith, Sam, 1908-
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/1197
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1197?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1