Jack Smith, Flaming Creatures at the Tivoli Theatre

New York, self published, c. 1964. Flyer, 29 x 23 cm, for one of the defining underground films of the 1960s held at the Tivoli Theatre. Upon the third screening the police raided the theatre, confiscating the print and charged Jonas Mekas, Ken Jacobs and Florence Karpf to be in violation of New York's obscenity laws.

Actor, photographer, and filmmaker, Jack Smith (1932-1989) was a seminal figure of American performance art and underground cinema. Flaming Creatures (1963), his most famous film, was formative for both drag culture and 'trash' style.