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Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing

Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing

Author (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date25 September 1995
Mediumtypewriting on yellow paper with printed green heading
ClassificationsMemorabilia
Dimensions25.9 x 20.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017362.23
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 corresponded with her over many years. Finlay asks Joyce to get him a regulation EEC fish box, also a traditional wooded one and asks about the paper tallies with the names of the fishing boats which were used when the catch was sold.