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And The Thatch To Shining Gold
And The Thatch To Shining Gold
And The Thatch To Shining Gold

And The Thatch To Shining Gold

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Associated (Lancaster, England, 1944 - 2019)
DateNovember 1996
Mediumprinted ink on postcard
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions17.5 x 11.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017409
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/1982.html
Curfew Curlew - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Curfew Curlew - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Drip-Dry May - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Drip-Dry May - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Moorland marquetry - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Moorland marquetry - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Osiris osiers - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Osiris osiers - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Harvester PD98 Scotland
Harvester PD98 Scotland
Ian Hamilton Finlay
November 1996
'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
Somewhere in the wood was shining the little red lantern of Christmas...
Somewhere in the wood was shining the little red lantern of Christmas...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1986
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 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
Image Not Available for Postcard of sundial
Postcard of sundial
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
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 A Mast of Hankies
A Mast of Hankies
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1975
Image Not Available for Tree Shells
Tree Shells
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1971
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 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