A Moment in Time
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Artist
Jessie Sheeler
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
Date1995
Object NameCard
Mediumink, card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions10.4 x 14cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017414
About MePoem printed on blue card by Ian Hamilton Finlay and Jessie Sheeler, which reads: "And now from the steadings already smoke is rising; the shadows of the light blue mountain tops extend." A verse in Latin taken from "Ecloga I" by Virgil is printed beneath.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.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1999
