Sticker for Victory
ArtistDesigned by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
AssociatedAssociated with
National Trust
Date1987
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 17 x 13cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017481
About MeCard designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It dates to 1987 and depicts a black and white photograph of a bookshelf containing the book by Gwyn Headley and Wim Meulenkamp entitled "Follies, A National Trust Guide" which has been defaced on the spine by a label that reads "CENSORED BY THE SAINT-JUST VIGILANTES". The photograph appears below the heading "STICKER FOR VICTORY" and above the caption "SAINT-JUST VIGILANTES ARE DEFENDING OUR HERITAGE AGAINST THE NATIONAL TRUST".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.
