Thoughts on Waldemar
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
AssociatedAssociated with
The Guardian
Date1987
Object NameCards
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsCard: 5.4 x 8.1cm
Cover, incorporating cards: 5.4 x 8.8 x 0.4cm
Cover, incorporating cards: 5.4 x 8.8 x 0.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017437
About MeSet of sixteen blue cards, each with printed text on the front, contained within a grey folding cover card with the title: "Thoughts on Waldemar / Ian Hamilton Finlay / The Wild Hawthorn Press". On each card is the prefix "Thoughts on Waldemar" followed by a number (1 to 16) and a critical or insulting remark about Waldemar Januszczack, art critic of the Guardian, such as "He was one of Disillusion's greatest enthusiasts". At the time these cards were made Januszczack had become caught in the crossfire of Ian Hamilton Finlay's "Follies War" with 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.
