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Et In Arcadia
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Et In Arcadia

Associated (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Publisher
Writer
Writer (Lancaster, England, 1944 - 2019)
Date1982
Object NameMagazine Article
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 29.5 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017170.19
About MePhotocopy of a Letter to the Editor written by Patrick Eyres and Ian Gardner entitled "Et In Arcadia" and dated 6 June 1982. It was published in Poetry Nation Review No. 29 and relates to Ian Hamilton Finlay's longrunning dispute with Strathclyde Regional Council over works taken in lieu of unpaid business rates.

This photocopy 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 Little Sparta Still At War
Little Sparta Still At War
Poetry Nation Review
1983
Image Not Available for Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for UN Troops May Parachute Into Little Sparta
UN Troops May Parachute Into Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director, Scottish Arts Council
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director, Scottish Arts Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Dermot Chichester, Managing Director, Christie's
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Dermot Chichester, Managing Director, Christie's
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Lawyer may try to halt warrant sale / Sculpture raiders highlight rates row / Bizarre case of missing stones
Lawyer may try to halt warrant sale / Sculpture raiders highlight rates row / Bizarre case of missing stones
Scotsman
1983
Image Not Available for After the Battle of Little Sparta
After the Battle of Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to The Lord Advocate
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to The Lord Advocate
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Warrant sale of art work delayed
Warrant sale of art work delayed
Scotsman
1982
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for A Note on the Present Situation in the Little Spartan War
A Note on the Present Situation in the Little Spartan War
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1984
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to The Lord Advocate
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to The Lord Advocate
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Bank of Scotland, British Linen Bank, Clydesdale Bank, Co-operative Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland (and others)
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Bank of Scotland, British Linen Bank, Clydesdale Bank, Co-operative Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland (and others)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Strathclyde Regional Council
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Strathclyde Regional Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Communique by the Saint-Just Vigilantes, following the raid on the SAC
Communique by the Saint-Just Vigilantes, following the raid on the SAC
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay et al
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay et al
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Card for the Third Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Raid on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta
Card for the Third Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Raid on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Dame Judith Hart
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Dame Judith Hart
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Paul Whitfield, Managing Director, Christie's
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Paul Whitfield, Managing Director, Christie's
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Bank funds of artist seized in rates row
Bank funds of artist seized in rates row
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988