Jeunesse Dorée of the Counter-Revolution!
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
SenderSent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1987
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 12.4 x 14.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017454
About MePrinted card entitled "Jeunesse Dorée of the Counter-Revolution!" The names "Headley, Meulenkamp & Waldemar" are written above the title, with an explanation of who they are below. The card was produced by the Committee of Public Safety, Little Sparta. Sent by Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing and postmarked 23 July 1987.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.
