Sale 2514 - The Pride Sale, June 20, 2019

90 c MARIO MONTEZ (1935-2013) Group of fliers for screenings of films starring Montez. 4 items, 14x11 inches, 35.5x28 cm. and smaller; condition strong except as noted. New York, 29 July [1965]. [2,500/3,500] Mario Montez (born René Rivera) was a drag performer who achieved underground fame in films by Jack Smith and Andy Warhol in the mid-1960s. Includes: Flier for “An Evening with Mario Montez Movies” at the Astor Place Playhouse featuring excerpts from films by Smith, Warhol and Vehr. [New York], 12 June [1965] * “Repeated at Last: Mario Montez Movies,” a similar screening at City Hall Cinema; slightly chipped at edges. [New York], 25 June [1965] * “Andy Warhol Presents a Benefit for Ronald Tavel / Mario Montez.” Illustrated flier, mailing folds, 1 / 4 -inch hole in margin, with lipstick imprint in image; address panel on verso signed by Montez as return address. [New York], 3 March [1966] * “Ava-Graph Nostalgia Film Night” featuring the 1968 Montez film “Flaming 20s” and other underground films. New York, 26 January 1974. with —a flier and press release for the plays “Shower” and “The Life of Juanita Castro” by “Theatre of the Ridiculous” pioneer Ronald Tavel, who often cast Montez in his work (though not in these productions). 91 c JACK SMITH (1932-1989) Group of 5 fliers for Smith film screenings and events. 5 items, 14x8 1 / 2 inches, 35.5x22 cm. and smaller; condition strong. New York, 1963-89. [800/1,200] 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. 90 91