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Copy of a Letter to Duncan Macmillan
Image Not Available for Copy of a Letter to Duncan Macmillan

Copy of a Letter to Duncan Macmillan

Author (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Recipient (Scotland, born 1939)
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date21 July 1995
Mediumphotocopy on paper
ClassificationsMemorabilia
Dimensions29.5 x 20.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017362.9
About MeThis letter is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend of the donor and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made and also corresponded with her over many years. This is a copy of a letter to Duncan Macmillan concerning a proposal for an exhibition at the Talbot Rice to mark Finlay's 70th birthday.


Image Not Available for Copies of Correspondence Between Ian Hamilton Finlay, William Brown, Duncan MacMillan and Benjamin Tindall
Copies of Correspondence Between Ian Hamilton Finlay, William Brown, Duncan MacMillan and Benjamin Tindall
Joyce Laing
1994
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Copy of a letter to Sir Alan Bowness concerning cancellation of an exhibition
Ian Hamilton Finlay
12 March 1992
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Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Sir Alan Peacock, Chairman of Scottish Arts Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
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Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the British Council and the Editor of the Guardian
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
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Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Waldemar Januszczak
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
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Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
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Wood Notes Wild: Essays on the Poetry and Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1995
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Statement by the Saint-Just Vigilantes, Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Dame Jennifer Jenkins and Faux Newspaper Article ("Private View")
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1995
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
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Enough to Make Thomas Paine Weep
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
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Copy of a Letter from MIchael Schmidt to Timothy Mason, Director of the Scottish Arts Council
Michael Schmidt
13 February 1981
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Maritime Works
Ian Hamilton Finlay
2002
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Invitation to Ian Hamilton Finlay's 75th Birthday Dinner, Skirling House
Ian Hamilton Finlay
28 October 2000
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1984
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
Image Not Available for Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director-General of the National Trust; the Arts Editor, The Independent; and the Arts Editor, The Guardian
Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director-General of the National Trust; the Arts Editor, The Independent; and the Arts Editor, The Guardian
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
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Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay et al
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Editor of Times Literary Supplement
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Editor of Times Literary Supplement
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Scottish Education Department
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Scottish Education Department
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980
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Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Michel Blum
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
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Artists' Gardens: two contemporary Scottish gardens of ideas
Ian Hamilton Finlay
n.d.
Image Not Available for Artists' Gardens: two contemporary Scottish gardens of ideas
Artists' Gardens: two contemporary Scottish gardens of ideas
Ian Hamilton Finlay
n.d.