Smith was an influential experimental filmmaker best known for the banned 1963 satire Flaming Creatures, and the uncompleted Normal Love. This lot includes: "The Dead Language Presents a Benefit for Flaming Creatures / The Films of Smith." Vertical crease. [New York], 9 March [1963] Illustrated flier for a screening of Flaming Creatures "plus rushes from Jack Smith's Normal Love" at the Tivoli Theatre. [New York], 7 December [1963] "Protest Against the Rudeness . . . of Narcotics Agents," flier for a benefit at the Village Gate to raise legal expenses for Smith and others, featuring screenings of underground films, a performance by the Fugs, and appearances by John Vaccaro, Mario Montez and others. [New York], 22 August [1965] Illustrated flier for a screening of his Impacted Croissants of Outer Space at the Pyramid Nite Club. [New York], 28 September 1983 [1982?] Illustrated double-sided card for memorial service for "Jack Smith . . . Legendary Filmmaker, Theatrical Genius, and Exotic Art Consultant." [New York], 16 October 1989.
