Not sure how many other cities had a newspaper street vendor as a cult figure, but Tommy Small certainly left his mark on the Dundee art community. He's been painted, sculpted, sketched and here, turned into a doll. It was made by Hilary Elder from Broughty Ferry and was displayed in a craft exhibition in the Marryat Hall in 1983. Tommy was then presented with the model after the show.
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009
THE TOMMY SMALL DOLL - 1983
Not sure how many other cities had a newspaper street vendor as a cult figure, but Tommy Small certainly left his mark on the Dundee art community. He's been painted, sculpted, sketched and here, turned into a doll. It was made by Hilary Elder from Broughty Ferry and was displayed in a craft exhibition in the Marryat Hall in 1983. Tommy was then presented with the model after the show.
Monday, 12 October 2009
TOMMY SMALL'S PATCH
This is the area outside Boots where Tommy Small sold the Tele. You can see him "in action" in the photo, taken in January 1974.When you went to buy a paper from him, he would use a swift flick technique to remove the Tully from under his arm, which would catch you by surprise sometimes. Not sure exactly how long he stood at this spot, but it must have been a couple of decades.
His other patch was, The Phoenix!
Photo by The Scotsman.
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