Beat the reds with the white wedge: Correspond!
AuthorWritten by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
RecipientSent to
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1993
Mediumprinted ink on paper
ClassificationsMemorabilia
Dimensions18.6 x 24.5 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017362.13
About MeThis envelope 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.The triangular envelope is addressed to Joyce Laing in red pen. The envelope has two printed sentences inside as follows: Beat the reds with the white wedge: Correspond! (printed in red ) Wild Hawthorn Press for the Committee of Public Safety: Little Sparta (printed in black)
