CAPITAL, n. A republican crown.
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Artist
Lucius Burckhardt
(Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland, 1925 - 2003)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Datec.1986
Object NamePrint
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size (Folded): 5 x 7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017440
About MeFolded card with printed material on front, back and inside. On the front is a caricature of a French Revolutionary solider half concealed by a boat-shaped form; the inside is printed with a short quote by Gerd Neumann from 'Callimachus' (1981); and the reverse is printed with the names of the artists and publisher. Printed in black ink on cream card.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.
1940s
1948 - 1949
1948 - 1949
1940s
