Ovidian Flowers
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Date1998
Mediumprinted ink on card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions10 x 12.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017217
About MeThis work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made.OVIDIAN FLOWERS
Veronica became Temptress
Hibiscus became Spry
Arabis became Saucy
Periwinkle became Restless
Calendula became Ready
Begonia became Impulse
Larkspur became Fury
Heartsease became Courage
Candytuft became Tenacity
Early in 1942 German U-boat successes against American merchant shipping resulted in a number of Flower Class corvettes being transferred from the RN to the USN.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
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