Wildflower, n.
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Artist
Gary Hincks
(born 1949)
Date1992
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumink, card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions8.4 x 11.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017416
About MeFolding card with "Wildflower, n." printed on the front. The two inside pages have printed artworks of wildflowers: "a wayside text" (left) and "an inflammatory text" (right). A small poem written by Ian Hamilton Finlay referring to the wildflower is printed on the back page, below which is the artist's signature in ink.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
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1999
