Copy of a Letter to Duncan Macmillan
AuthorWritten by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Recipientsent to
Professor Duncan Macmillan
(Scotland, born 1939)
Recipientsent to
Joyce Laing
(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.