Head-ley
ArtistDesigned by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1987
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 15 x 10cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017479
About MeCard designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It dates to 1987 and depicts a gory line drawing of a decapitated head in a gallows. The text "HEAD" AND "LEY" (a play on the surname of Gwyn Headley, author of "Follies, A National Trust Guide") is incorporated into the image, which is accompanied by the caption "Terror is the piety of the Revolution".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.
