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Loose Sheets. Condition: Good. First edition. Single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11" tall paper. A flyer announcing a series of events at Smolin Gallery in New York in May (1963) including a Yam Hat Sale presented by Alison KNowles plus poetry readings by O'Hara, Lima et al plus a theatrical production by Michael Kirby. Condition of this flyer is only good with mailing folds, and small chips at edges. Handwritten notation (likely by the Gallery itself) on the sheet noting the date of the Kirby event. What it must have been like to be living in NYC in the early 60's is highlighted by these little pieces of art and literary ephemera.
Published by Smolin Gallery New York, NY, 1963
Seller: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.
[1] pp.; 27.7 x 21.5 cm.; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Flyer promoting happenings and readings held at the Smolin Gallery, May 24, [1963]. Events advertised included "Yam Hat Sale" presented by Alison Knowles, poetry readings by Frank O'Hara, James Brodey, Frank Lima, Allen Kaplan, and Anthony Towle, and a theatrical production, "First and Second Wilderness ----" and "A Civil War Parlor Game," by Michael Kirby. Good. Folded in six, light handling marks, inked additional dates on recto "May 28 at 8" and "May 28 at 8 + 10 p.m.".