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Morning Wreath, John McConkey, Ali Baby
1998-2002
Crepe paper, grave rubbing (wax on rice paper), theorem painting (oil stick on cotton velvet), paper, gouache, leather
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"Allison Smith: Stilleven, evenStill," Bellwether, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Photo credit Bill Orcutt.



Ali Baby
2002
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"Allison Smith: Stilleven, evenStill," Bellwether, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Photo credit Bill Orcutt.



Untitled (Studio Prototypes)
1999-2002
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"Allison Smith: Stilleven, evenStill," Bellwether, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Photo credit Bill Orcutt.



Candlelight Bulbs
1997-2002
Cast beeswax
"Allison Smith: Mom-n-Pop," Bellwether, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Also exhibited in "Allison Smith: Stilleven, evenStill," Bellwether, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York; "New Directions '98," Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, curated by Eugenie Tsai; "Allison Smith" Since '72," Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Connecticut, MFA thesis exhibition. Photo credit Daphne Fitzpatrick.



Sweetlife
2000
Blown glass, gouache on paper, candy, silkscreen print on Kraft paper
"Allison Smith: Consuming Nostalgia," Eldridge Street Project, Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York. Glass candy jars blown at the RISD Glass Department in Providence, Rhode Island. Some jars part of "Mom-n-Pop," collection of The West Collection. Photo credit Liz Deschennes.



Sweetlife
2000
Blown glass, sikscreen printed papers, mixed media
"Allison Smith: Consuming Nostalgia," Eldridge Street Project, Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York. Glass candy jars blown at the RISD Glass Department in Providence, Rhode Island. Some jars part of "Mom-n-Pop," collection of The West Collection. Photo credit Liz Deschennes.



Whitman's Sample Sewing Box
2000
Paper, gouache, and mixed media
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Photo credit Liz Deschennes.



Mom-n-Pop Market Stall
1999
Mixed media
"Allison Smith: Mom-n-Pop Market Stall," Meat Market Art Fair, Artists Space, New York, curated by Jenelle Porter. Photo credit Daphne Fitzpatrick.



Mom-n-Pop Market Stall
1999
Canvas tent and mixed media
"Allison Smith: Mom-n-Pop Market Stall," Meat Market Art Fair, Artists Space, New York, curated by Jenelle Porter. Photo credit Daphne Fitzpatrick.



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.



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.



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.



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.



Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam
Barton MacGuire plays the musical saw. Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.



Untitled (Pitcher Collection series)
2010
collage on handmade 100% cotton recycled paper
18.75 x 12.5"
Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Stockpile
2011
unfinished wood and mixed media
12 x 18 x 18'
"Bay Area Now 6," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. Photo credit Phocasso/J.W. White.



Fort Point Bunting
2012
painted linen, military webbing, grommets, hemp rope
75 swags; each swag 32" x 72"
Large-scale installation at historic Fort Point beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Commissioned by FOR-SITE Foundation for the International Orange exhibition. Photo credit Allison Smith.



Fort Point Bunting (Trench Art Exhibition)
2012
Artist's collection of trench art objects
dimensions variable
Large-scale installation at historic Fort Point beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Commissioned by FOR-SITE Foundation for the International Orange exhibition. Photo credit Ben Blackwell.



Tilt-top Table (Star of Bethlehem)
2013
archival pigment print on silk, mahogany
47 x 30 x 25 inches
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Celestial Ancients Fife & Drum Corps
2013
Memorial Day Parade, Ridgefield, CT
"Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Photo credit Richard Klein.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Corner Cupboard
2013
Wood, paint
"Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Photo credit Allison Smith.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Snare Drum
2013
wood, calfskin, linen, brass, leather
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Jingling Johnny
2013
Brass, wood, horsehair
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Tambourine
2013
Wood, calfskin, brass
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Fireplace Mantlepiece
2013
Wood, paint
"Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Photo credit Allison Smith.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum
2013
Installation
"Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Photo credit Allison Smith.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Shop Sign
2013
Wood
"Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Photo credit Allison Smith.



Rudiments of Fife & Drum: English Civil War Drum
2013
Wood, calfskin, linen, brass, leather
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife & Drum," The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.



Stolen Skins, San Juan Bautista, California
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Porcelain Flower Arrangement, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Cotton Sack, Frogmore Plantation, Louisiana
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Confederate Uniform, Frogmore Plantation, Louisiana
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Vertigo Horsehead, San Juan Bautista, California
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Portrait Studio, Richmond Town, New York
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Tilt-top Table (Star of Bethlehem)
2013
Archival pigment print on silk, mahogany
48.75 x 30 x 21 inches
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Tilt-top Table (Scattergood)
2013
Archival pigment print on silk, cherry
48.75 x 30 x 21 inches
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Tilt-topTable (Kaleidoscope)
2013
Archival pigment print on silk, walnut
48.75 x 30 x 21 inches
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.



Untitled (Conner Prairie, Indiana)
2013
Archival Pigment Prints on Linen, Ticking, Featherbed, Overshot Weaving
15 x 69 x 50 inches



Curtain, Frogmore Plantation, Louisiana
2013
Archival Pigment Print on Linen, Linen Cord
32 x 24 inches
"Set Dressing," The Arts Club, Chicago; "The Collectors," Haines Gallery, San Francisco



Powdered Wig, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
2014
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
31 3/4 x 24 inches
Edition of 3



Ticking, Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts
2014
Archival Pigment Print on Linen
24 x 32 inches
Edition of 3



Enamelware
2014
Enamelware, Hand Wrought Steel Nail by Denis Brim "Biscuits"



Pockets, Lowell, Massachusetts
2014
Archival Pigment Print on Linen, Cotton Seersucker, Nails
21 x 26 inches



Two of Wands (installation view)
2018
Photo by Jacob Koestler



Gate Leg, The Through Line
1998
turned maple, wood dye
27 ¼” h x 1 ½” diam.
Photo credit Glen Cheriton, Impart Photography. "Allison Smith: Stilleven evenStill," Bellwether (September - October 2002); "Sunny A. Smith: The Compass Rose," Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (13 January - 12 March 2023)



Hermit's Companion
2020 - 2022
tin, mirrored acrylic
16” h x 5 ⅜” w x 5 ⅜” d; 16” h x 5 ⅜” w x 7 ¼” diam.
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Sunny A. Smith: The Compass Rose," Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (13 January - 12 March 2023)



Edisto
1998 - 2023
archival pigment on linen, cotton rag paper
25 ¼” h x 32 ½” w x 4 ½” d
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Sunny A. Smith: The Compass Rose," Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (13 January - 12 March 2023)



The Compass Rose
2023
installation shot
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Sunny A. Smith: The Compass Rose," Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (13 January - 12 March 2023)