Temple, n. a marble edifice, a veined edifice; the seat or summit or reason.
ArtistDesigned by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
SenderSent by
Sue Finlay
Datec.1984
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 15 x 10.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017457
About MeCard designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It was made c.1984 during the "Little Spartan War". The card depicts a charcoal sketch of a temple surrounded by foliage, accompanied by three excerpts of text: the dictionary definition of "temple"; an extract from "Philemon and Baucis (The Metamorphoses)"; and a statement relating to the looting of Little Sparta by Strathclyde Region. On the reverse is a note to Joyce Laing from Sue Finlay remarking on the near completion of the "monument".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
c.1984
William Woollet
