S U N N Y A. S M I T H : S E A R C H

Linen , Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Archival Pigment , Photographic Works , Living History , Premodern Abstraction , Installations , Sculptures , Site-specific Works , Furniture , Performative Sculptures , Quilts , Participation , Ribbons , Wood , Costumes , Cheater Cloth , Mirrors , Silk , Musical Instruments , Activated Space , Clothing , Wool , Satellite Dishes , Curtains , Rope , Period Rooms , Forts , Editions , Bedding , Backdrops , Reenactments , TInware , Soldiers , Silkscreen , Needle Work , Multiples , Kits , Drums , Dolls , Ceramics , Candles , Archives , Windsor Chairs , Wax , Sconces , Handmade Paper , Gouache , Glass , Bunting , Trench Art , Tilt-top Tables , Prototypes , Baskets , Banners , Portraits , Eyes , Candy , Wrought Iron , Tables , Snakes , Paper , Overshot , Figures , Farby Labels , Fancy Work , Braided Rugs , Willow , Whitman's Samplers , Ticking , Pomegranates , Performances , Jugs , Horsehair , Flower Arrangements , Flags , Collage , Cauldrons , Canopy Beds , Books , Antennas , Wreaths , Uniforms , Shop Signs , Scare Crows , Sacks , Platforms , Lanterns , Hay , Flame Stitch , Crewel Work , Canvas , Calico , Brooms , Bandboxes , Wigs , Theorem Painting , Tents , Stoneware , Stencils , Slipware , Rubbings , Redware , Pushcarts , Pockets , Pin Prikt , Parades , Market Stalls , Marbling , Glass Eyes , Display Cases , Crates , Canteens , Bottles , Barrels , Wands , Slippers , Shearling , Self-portraits , Peddlers , Medals , Keys , Hobby Horses , Hats , Guns , Engraving , Eagles , Doubles , Concealments , Chargers , Broadsides

Bundling and Furtling Pockets
2002
gouache on paper
Please click on image again for more detail.

"Allison Smith: Stilleven, evenStill," Bellwether, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Photo credit Bill Orcutt.

Premodern Abstraction , Pockets , Needle Work , Handmade Paper , Gouache , Flame Stitch

Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.

Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.

Tinware , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Sconces , Satellite Dishes , Quilts , Premodern Abstraction , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Mirrors , Installations , Activated Space

Fancy Work (Tinwork Lantern)
2010
punched tin
36" h

Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.

Tinware , Site-specific Works , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Premodern Abstraction , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Lanterns , Installations , Fancy Work , Activated Space

Fancy Work
2010
installation view
dimensions variable

Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.

Windsor Chairs , Tinware , Textiles , Tables , Site-specific Works , Silkscreen , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Quilts , Premodern Abstraction , Period Rooms , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Linen , Lanterns , Installations , Furniture , Fancy Work , Candles , Bedding , Backdrops , Activated Space

"Cheater Cloth"
2010
giclée print
Edition of 7, published by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 43 3/4 x 32 inches

This limited-edition giclée print is digitally printed in full color on flax linen with a finished hem sewn by the artist. It depicts imagery captured using a unique scanning technology, updating the tradition of "cheater cloth," a printed material meant to look like several different fabrics, usually calicos, appliquéd or patch worked together. The inspiration for this work was derived from a quilt Smith saw at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, made by a convalescing Civil War soldier; she made her reworked version by cutting out fabrics collected over many years from her and her mother's sewing chests. The original artifact combines Smith's interest in wartime textiles and art made by soldiers in the context of war, and also contains another facet of her research: the history of tradespeople and street peddlers. This print was made as a Special Projects Artist Edition in response to the "American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life 1765-1915" exhibition at LACMA and is available from the museum for purchase.

Trench Art , Textiles , Soldiers , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Peddlers , Multiples , Living History , Linen , Guns , Figures , Editions , Cheater Cloth , Calico , Archives , Archival Pigment

Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam

Commissioned and produced in the context of the exhibition "Allison Smith: Piece Work," Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Photo credit Ron Pollard.

Textiles , Silkscreen , Premodern Abstraction , Platforms , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Linen , Installations , Braided Rugs , Books , Activated Space

Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam

Commissioned and produced in the context of the exhibition "Allison Smith: Piece Work," Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Photo credit Ron Pollard.

Textiles , Silkscreen , Sconces , Satellite Dishes , Premodern Abstraction , Platforms , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Mirrors , Linen , Installations , Candles , Braided Rugs , Books , Activated Space

Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam

Commissioned and produced in the context of the exhibition "Allison Smith: Piece Work," Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Photo credit Ron Pollard.

Windsor Chairs , Textiles , Silkscreen , Premodern Abstraction , Platforms , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Linen , Installations , Furniture , Braided Rugs , Books , Activated Space

Untitled (Pitcher Collection series)
2010
collage on handmade 100% cotton recycled paper
18.75 x 12.5" each

"Allison Smith: Pitcher Collection," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.

TInware , Stoneware , Slipware , Redware , Quilts , Premodern Abstraction , Mirrors , Jugs , Installations , Handmade Paper , Furniture , Drums , Collage , Chargers , Ceramics , Canteens , Canopy Beds , Bottles , Bandboxes

Untitled (Pitcher Collection series)
2010
collage on handmade 100% cotton recycled paper
18.75 x 12.5" each

"Allison Smith: Pitcher Collection," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.

Tilt-top Tables , Stoneware , Slipware , Redware , Premodern Abstraction , Mirrors , Jugs , Installations , Handmade Paper , Glass , Furniture , Eagles , Costumes , Collage , Clothing , Ceramics , Canopy Beds , Braided Rugs , Bottles , Bandboxes , Archives

Untitled (Pitcher Collection series)
2010
collage on handmade 100% cotton recycled paper
18.75 x 12.5"

Photo credit Monique Deschaines.

Wool , Premodern Abstraction , Overshot , Handmade Paper , Furniture , Canopy Beds , Bedding , Archives , Activated Space

From Many One, From Anyone
2012
archival giclée prints on silk

"We the People," Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. Photo credit Andrzej Pilarczyk.

Textiles , Site-specific Works , Silk , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Participation , Installations , Curtains , Banners , Backdrops , Archival Pigment

From Many One, From Anyone
2012
archival giclée prints on silk

"We the People," Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. Photo credit Andrzej Pilarczyk.

Textiles , Site-specific Works , Silk , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Participation , Installations , Curtains , Cheater Cloth , Bedding , Banners , Backdrops , Archival Pigment

From Many One, From Anyone
2012
archival giclée prints on silk

"We the People," Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. Photo credit Andrzej Pilarczyk.

Textiles , Site-specific Works , Silk , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Participation , Installations , Curtains , Cheater Cloth , Banners , Backdrops , Archival Pigment

Tilt-top Table (Star of Bethlehem)
2013
archival pigment print on silk, mahogany
47 x 30 x 25 inches