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Wildflower, n.
Wildflower, n.
Wildflower, n.

Wildflower, n.

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Publisher (founded 1961)
Artist (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.
Wildflower: A Mean Term Between Revolution and Virtue
Wildflower: A Mean Term Between Revolution and Virtue
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Image Not Available for Poster for Scotland's Gardens Schemes: Stoneypath, Little Sparta, Dunsyre
Poster for Scotland's Gardens Schemes: Stoneypath, Little Sparta, Dunsyre
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1992
'I sing for the Muses and myself'
'I sing for the Muses and myself'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Image Not Available for "There is one law for the region..."
"There is one law for the region..."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for "Wisdom of the Scottish Arts Council..."
"Wisdom of the Scottish Arts Council..."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for "Top people take our artworks"
"Top people take our artworks"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Potatocut Robin
Potatocut Robin
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
'I sing for the Muses and myself'
'I sing for the Muses and myself'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Fleur de l'Air
Fleur de l'Air
Ian Hamilton Finlay
2000
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
Image Not Available for There is One Law for the Region and None for the Poor
There is One Law for the Region and None for the Poor
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Scottish Arts Council
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Scottish Arts Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Mr Mason, Director of the Scottish Arts Council
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Mr Mason, Director of the Scottish Arts Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Hommage à Rivière
Hommage à Rivière
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1998
JUG
JUG
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1995
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay - Sundials
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Image Not Available for The Garden on the Hill: Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta. Arts Magazine, February 1990
The Garden on the Hill: Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta. Arts Magazine, February 1990
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
A Fragment
A Fragment
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay, "Arctic Venus"
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay, "Arctic Venus"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1980
Hirtenlied/ Folding the Last Sheep: A Proposal for the Bundesgartenschau, Magdeburg
Hirtenlied/ Folding the Last Sheep: A Proposal for the Bundesgartenschau, Magdeburg
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1999
Image Not Available for Chapman: Scotland's Quality Literary Magazine. Ian Hamilton Finlay No. 78-79
Chapman: Scotland's Quality Literary Magazine. Ian Hamilton Finlay No. 78-79
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1994
Image Not Available for Chapman: Scotland's Quality Literary Magazine. Ian Hamilton Finlay No. 78-79
Chapman: Scotland's Quality Literary Magazine. Ian Hamilton Finlay No. 78-79
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1994
Thoughts on Waldemar
Thoughts on Waldemar
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987