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Image Not Available for Postcard: They Returned Home Tired but Happy
Postcard: They Returned Home Tired but Happy
Image Not Available for Postcard: They Returned Home Tired but Happy

Postcard: They Returned Home Tired but Happy

Associated (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Associated (Lancaster, England, 1944 - 2019)
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Mediumpostcard
ClassificationsMemorabilia
Dimensions10.4 x 14.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017347.31
About MeThis postcard is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend of the donor.



Image Not Available for They returned home tired but happy
They returned home tired but happy
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Image Not Available for Postcard of 'A Suit of Sails for Ian Hamilton Finlay'
Postcard of 'A Suit of Sails for Ian Hamilton Finlay'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
2002
Image Not Available for Postcard of Little Sparta Garden
Postcard of Little Sparta Garden
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Postcard of Shepherd Lad
Postcard of Shepherd Lad
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
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Postcard of sundial
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Postcard: Lofthouse's Fisherman's Friend
Postcard: Lofthouse's Fisherman's Friend
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Image Not Available for Postcard: The Great Escape
Postcard: The Great Escape
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Image Not Available for Postcards of works by Ian Hamitlon Finlay
Postcards of works by Ian Hamitlon Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Image Not Available for Les Femmes de la Révolution after Anselm Kiefer
Les Femmes de la Révolution after Anselm Kiefer
Ian Hamilton Finlay
18 August 1992
Image Not Available for A corner of the Garden Temple, Little Sparta, after Strathclyde Region's Budget Day Raid
A corner of the Garden Temple, Little Sparta, after Strathclyde Region's Budget Day Raid
Ian Hamilton Finlay
12 July 1983
Image Not Available for Deeside Castles
Deeside Castles
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1996
Image Not Available for River Dee and Old Brig O' Dee
River Dee and Old Brig O' Dee
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1996
Image Not Available for The Cairngorm Mountains
The Cairngorm Mountains
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1996
Image Not Available for Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1996
Image Not Available for A Writer
A Writer
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Image Not Available for Paperworks price list for Crawford Art Centre, St Andrews
Paperworks price list for Crawford Art Centre, St Andrews
Ian Hamilton Finlay
June 1993
Image Not Available for Invitation to Ian Hamilton Finlay's 80th Birthday Party
Invitation to Ian Hamilton Finlay's 80th Birthday Party
Ian Hamilton Finlay
28 October 2006
Image Not Available for They Returned Home
They Returned Home
Ian Hamilton Finlay
'Don't cast your Revolutions before swine.'
'Don't cast your Revolutions before swine.'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
'Spare The Blade and spoil The Factions.'
'Spare The Blade and spoil The Factions.'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
'Don't put all your heads in one basket.'
'Don't put all your heads in one basket.'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Homage to Walter Reekie's Ring Netters
Homage to Walter Reekie's Ring Netters
Ian Hamilton Finlay
A Patch for a Rip-tide: Sail
A Patch for a Rip-tide: Sail
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Is there a ship named the Wave Sheaf?
Is there a ship named the Wave Sheaf?
Ian Hamilton Finlay