Against the Hebertists and the Dantonists
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
SenderSent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1983
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 17.7 x 12.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017450
About MePrinted card entitled "Against the Hebertists and the Dantonist", containing a poem proclaiming that everybody lies. A footnote explains that, in short, he is trying to suggest that "cynicism and lack of faith are destructive of order". The card was sent by Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing and is postmarked 14 July 1983.This 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.
