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

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.

Wreaths , Wood , Theorem Painting , Stencils , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Rubbings , Ribbons , Pin Prikt , Gouache , Flower Arrangements , Figures , Eyes

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

Wood , Theorem Painting , Stencils , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Pomegranates , Pin Prikt , Paper , Gouache , Flower Arrangements , Figures , Eyes

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

Sculptural Objects , Sacks , Ribbons , Prototypes , Portraits , Pomegranates , Keys , Gouache , Farby Labels , Editions , Display Cases , Concealments

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.

Wax , Sculptural Objects , Candles

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.

Site-specific Works , Silkscreen , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Sacks , Pushcarts , Prints , Paper , Multiples , Installations , Gouache , Glass , Editions , Candy , Activated Space

Sweetlife
2000
Blown glass, sikscreen printed papers, mixed media

Site-specific Works , Silkscreen , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Pushcarts , Prints , Multiples , Kits , Installations , Gouache , Glass , Editions , Candy , Activated Space

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

Whitman's Samplers , Sculptural Objects , Ribbons , Prototypes , Paper , Needle Work , Kits , Gouache , Farby Labels , Candy

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.

Whitman's Samplers , Wax , Tents , Site-specific Works , Sculptural Objects , Prototypes , Prints , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Paper , Needle Work , Multiples , Market Stalls , Lanterns , Kits , Jugs , Installations , Hay , Glass , Farby Labels , Editions , Canvas , Candy , Candles , Braided Rugs , Baskets , Activated Space

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.

Textiles , Tents , Site-specific Works , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Quilts , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Multiples , Market Stalls , Installations , Hay , Forts , Cheater Cloth , Canvas , 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

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 , Performative Sculptures , Mirrors , Installations , Fancy Work , Candles , Activated Space

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 (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.

Windsor Chairs , Tinware , Site-specific Works , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Sconces , Satellite Dishes , Performative Sculptures , Performances , Participation , Musical Instruments , Mirrors , Installations , Furniture , Candles , Activated Space

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

Photo credit Monique Deschaines.

Silk , Sculptural Objects , Ribbons , Handmade Paper , Collage

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.

Wreaths , Wood , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Satellite Dishes , Period Rooms , Overshot , Kits , Installations , Furniture , Forts , Crates , Ceramics , Canteens , Barrels , Antennas

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.

Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Prototypes , Linen , Bunting

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.

Trench Art , Soldiers , Site-specific Works , Sculptural Objects , Furniture , Forts

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.

Wood , Tilt-top Tables , Textiles , Silk , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Satellite Dishes , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Mirrors , Furniture , Cheater Cloth , Archival Pigment

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.

Site-specific Works , Sculptural Objects , Performative Sculptures , Performances , Musical Instruments , Drums , Costumes

Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Corner Cupboard
2013
Wood, paint

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

Snakes , Site-specific Works , Sculptural Objects , Period Rooms , Installations , Furniture , Eyes , Costumes

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.

Wood , Sculptural Objects , Rope , Performative Sculptures , Musical Instruments , Drums

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.

Sculptural Objects , Performative Sculptures , Musical Instruments , Horsehair

Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Tambourine
2013
Wood, calfskin, brass

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

Sculptural Objects , Performative Sculptures , Musical Instruments

Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Fireplace Mantlepiece
2013
Wood, paint

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

Windsor Chairs , Snakes , Site-specific Works , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Sconces , Prototypes , Period Rooms , Musical Instruments , Jugs , Installations , Eyes , Drums , Ceramics

Rudiments of Fife & Drum
2013
Installation

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

Windsor Chairs , Tables , Site-specific Works , Sculptural Objects , Period Rooms , Musical Instruments , Installations , Curtains , Costumes , Archives

Rudiments of Fife & Drum: Shop Sign
2013
Wood

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

Wood , Site-specific Works , Shop Signs , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Musical Instruments , Drums

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.

Wood , Sculptural Objects , Rope , Performative Sculptures , Musical Instruments , Drums

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.

Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Glass Eyes , Archival Pigment

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.

Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Linen , Flower Arrangements , Ceramics , Archival Pigment

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.

Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Sacks , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Archival Pigment

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.

Wool , Uniforms , Textiles , Soldiers , Sculptural Objects , Scare Crows , Reenactments , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Figures , Costumes , Clothing , Archival Pigment

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.

Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Performative Sculptures , Living History , Linen , Horsehair , Hobby Horses , Archival Pigment

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.

Windsor Chairs , Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Rope , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Furniture , Curtains , Backdrops , Archival Pigment

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.

Wood , Tilt-top Tables , Textiles , Silk , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Satellite Dishes , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Mirrors , Furniture , Cheater Cloth , Archival Pigment

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.

Wood , Tilt-top Tables , Textiles , Silk , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Satellite Dishes , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Mirrors , Furniture , Cheater Cloth , Archival Pigment

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.

Wood , Tilt-top Tables , Textiles , Silk , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Mirrors , Furniture , Cheater Cloth , Archival Pigment

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

Wool , Ticking , Textiles , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Photographic Works , Overshot , Living History , Linen , Bedding , Archival Pigment

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

Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Quilts , Prints , Premodern Abstraction , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Curtains , Cheater Cloth , Archival Pigment

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

Edition of 3

Wigs , Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Horsehair , Costumes , Archival Pigment

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

Edition of 3

Ticking , Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Bedding , Archival Pigment

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

Wrought Iron , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Premodern Abstraction , Musical Instruments

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

Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Pockets , Photographic Works , Linen , Clothing , Archives , Archival Pigment

Two of Wands (installation view)
2018

Photo by Jacob Koestler

Wreaths , Textiles , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Clothing , Candles , Backdrops , Archival Pigment

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)

Wood , Tables , Sculptural Objects , Furniture

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)

Tinware , Sculptural Objects , Mirrors , Living History

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)

Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Linen , Archival Pigment

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)

Willow , Wax , Tables , Sculptural Objects , Performative Sculptures , Musical Instruments , Glass , Editions , Candles

Photo by Lotten Palsson

Textiles , Shop Signs , Sculptural Objects , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Flags , Backdrops

Photo by Lotten Palsson

Wood , Textiles , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Satellite Dishes , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Furniture , Costumes , Clothing , Brooms , Baskets

Photo by Lotten Palsson

Wood , Textiles , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Scare Crows , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Furniture , Costumes , Clothing , Brooms , Antennas

Photo by Lotten Palsson

Wood , Textiles , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Scare Crows , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Furniture , Costumes , Clothing , Baskets , Antennas