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Image Not Available for The First Battle of Little Sparta, February 4 1983
The First Battle of Little Sparta, February 4 1983
Image Not Available for The First Battle of Little Sparta, February 4 1983

The First Battle of Little Sparta, February 4 1983

Author (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Date1983
Object NameStatement
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 19.5 x 13.6cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017362.198
About MeThis letter is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her copies of his correspondence with others.
Flute Begin With Me: Arcadian Notes, Virgil Epilogue VIII
Flute Begin With Me: Arcadian Notes, Virgil Epilogue VIII
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1983
Image Not Available for A Bridge Too Far: The First Battle of Little Sparta 4 February 1983
A Bridge Too Far: The First Battle of Little Sparta 4 February 1983
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1983
Image Not Available for Public Symposium: The Garden Temple, Little Sparta, and the Secularisation of Culture
Public Symposium: The Garden Temple, Little Sparta, and the Secularisation of Culture
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
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
Temple, n. a marble edifice, a veined edifice; the seat or summit or reason.
Temple, n. a marble edifice, a veined edifice; the seat or summit or reason.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1984
Le silence éternel de Checkpoint Sandy
Le silence éternel de Checkpoint Sandy
Joyce Laing
1985
Image Not Available for Copy of Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Mr. Baird
Copy of Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Mr. Baird
Joyce Laing
1983
Card for the Third Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Raid on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta
Card for the Third Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Raid on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
February 4. Nothing!
February 4. Nothing!
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
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 Public Statement from Little Sparta
Public Statement from Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Smash Them Like a Thunderbolt
Smash Them Like a Thunderbolt
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
Little Sparta & Kriegsschatz in Paris
Little Sparta & Kriegsschatz in Paris
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for Public Statement from Little Sparta (Continued)
Public Statement from Little Sparta (Continued)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Correspondence Related to Little Sparta
Correspondence Related to Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
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
To All Saint-Just Vigilantes
To All Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
GALERNA
GALERNA
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
24 November 1927
VENDAVAL
VENDAVAL
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
27 December 1928
Temple, n. a marble edifice, a veined edifice; the seat or summit or reason.
Temple, n. a marble edifice, a veined edifice; the seat or summit or reason.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1984