Le silence éternel de Checkpoint Sandy
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
SenderSent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Antonia Reeve
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1985
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 17.4 x 18.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017455
About MeCard printed with a black and white photograph entitled "Le silence éternel de Checkpoint Sandy". A footnote explains that the photograph is Little Sparta's Eastern Frontier at the time of "The First Battle of Little Sparta". The photograph was taken from Ian Hamilton Finlay's book, "Monostichs of the War of Little Sparta". Sent by Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing and postmarked 9 Sep 1985.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.
