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Doves Dhows
Doves Dhows
Doves Dhows

Doves Dhows

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Date1998
Mediumprinted ink on white card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions10.5 x 7.6cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017394
About MeThis work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made.

see also: http://www.ianhamiltonfinlay.com/1998.html
More About Me
An example of Finlay’s “concrete poetry” where the layout and typography of the words contribute to the overall effect.
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