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Liberal Democracy ...
Liberal Democracy ...
Liberal Democracy ...

Liberal Democracy ...

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Printer (founded 1961)
Date1987
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 9.5 x 14cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017461
About MeCard designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It was produced in 1987 and depicts the following text in a white-on-black scrolling italic font: "Liberal democracy lacks a blackboard. Join the Saint-Just Vigilantes. Little Sparta, Dunsyre, Lanark." It purports to have been issued by the Committee for Public Safety, Little Sparta.

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.
He was the first schoolmaster ...
He was the first schoolmaster ...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
From 'Clerihews for Liberals'
From 'Clerihews for Liberals'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Mr Greene and the White Brigands
Mr Greene and the White Brigands
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
According to the National Trust ...
According to the National Trust ...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
From 'Clerihews for Liberals'
From 'Clerihews for Liberals'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Monostich for the French Election
Monostich for the French Election
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988-1989
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
"Cruel and ingenious sophists..."
"Cruel and ingenious sophists..."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
"Paris is the sink of all vices..."
"Paris is the sink of all vices..."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
Image Not Available for Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for The Committee of Public Safety Little Sparta, Statement
The Committee of Public Safety Little Sparta, Statement
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for "Beat the reds with the white wedge: Correspond!"
"Beat the reds with the white wedge: Correspond!"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Hirschfeld, Blum, Hayat, watch this edge!
Hirschfeld, Blum, Hayat, watch this edge!
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
Committee of General Security
Committee of General Security
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Waldemar* is the venom in the liberal snake
Waldemar* is the venom in the liberal snake
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Third Anniversary of the First Battle of Little Sparta February 4, 1983: "All wars grow mossy"
Third Anniversary of the First Battle of Little Sparta February 4, 1983: "All wars grow mossy"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
4th Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Assault on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta: how war flies!
4th Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Assault on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta: how war flies!
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
A Young Blade
A Young Blade
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Public Statement from Little Sparta (Continued)
Public Statement from Little Sparta (Continued)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
The National Trust
The National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987