Arcadia W.D Property
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
SenderSent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1996
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 10.1 x 15cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017453
About MeGreen and white card printed with "Arcadia W.D Property" in black. The caption explains that the Garden, Little Sparta will be closed to the public during 1996 following the action taken by Strathclyde Region. It is annotated with the following text in Finlay's handwriting: "The end of an auld sang." Sent by Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing and postmarked 1996.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.
