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"Neoclassicism Needs You"
"Neoclassicism Needs You"
"Neoclassicism Needs You"

"Neoclassicism Needs You"

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Printer (founded 1961)
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1983
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 16.3 x 13.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017486
About MeCard printed with a reproduction of the famous 1914 British Army recruitment campaign propaganda poster by Alfred Leete. The poster depicts Lord Kitchener, the Secretary of State for War, above the words "WANTS YOU". Here this text has been replaced with "Neoclassicism Needs You." The card is addressed to Joyce Laing and postmarked 26 Mar 1985. The slogan "Join the Saint-Just Vigilantes and see Strathclyde Region" is stamped on the back in blue ink.

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.
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Scottish Arts Council
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Scottish Arts Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Justice for the Fat Stupid Kids
Justice for the Fat Stupid Kids
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
To All Saint-Just Vigilantes
To All Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Black the Third Eye - Free Arts - Strathclyde: The Infernal Region
Black the Third Eye - Free Arts - Strathclyde: The Infernal Region
Ian Hamilton Finlay
13 August 1979
Letter from Gladys Forrest to James McBey (Letters and Memorabilia Belonging to James McBey)
Letter from Gladys Forrest to James McBey (Letters and Memorabilia Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1930
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Letter from Lola to James McBey (Letters and Memorabilia Belonging to James McBey)
James McBey
1939
Image Not Available for Letter from Joyce Laing to Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind M.P.
Letter from Joyce Laing to Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind M.P.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Joyce Laing to Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind M.P.
Letter from Joyce Laing to Rt. Hon. Malcolm Rifkind M.P.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Module 2 Communication and Learning Skills, Needs Assessment
Module 2 Communication and Learning Skills, Needs Assessment
Robert Gordon University
mid 1990s
Image Not Available for Module 2 Communication and Learning Skills, Needs Assessment
Module 2 Communication and Learning Skills, Needs Assessment
Robert Gordon University
mid 1990s
Image Not Available for Module 2 Communication and Learning Skills, Needs Assessment
Module 2 Communication and Learning Skills, Needs Assessment
Robert Gordon University
mid 1990s
Image Not Available for Poster Series: Prevent Disease
Poster Series: Prevent Disease
G Cornwall & Sons
late 20th Century
Image Not Available for Correspondence Related to the Cancellation of Ian Hamilton Finlay's Commission for the Bicentenary of the French Revolution
Correspondence Related to the Cancellation of Ian Hamilton Finlay's Commission for the Bicentenary of the French Revolution
Joyce Laing
1988
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Christies
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Christies
Ian Hamilton Finlay
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
ASIA
ASIA
Alexander HALL & Co.
1818
Letter by Graham Smith to H.W.J. Paton, 1st June 1942
Letter by Graham Smith to H.W.J. Paton, 1st June 1942
James McBey
1942
MATHESIS
MATHESIS
1841
Image Not Available for WALTER HOOD
WALTER HOOD
Walter Hood & Co.
1852
Image Not Available for Children in Need Fundraising Pack Order Form
Children in Need Fundraising Pack Order Form
2004
Mr Greene and the White Brigands
Mr Greene and the White Brigands
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for BBC Children in Need 'Pudsey Ears' Headband
BBC Children in Need 'Pudsey Ears' Headband
BBC
2005
AGNES BLAIKIE
AGNES BLAIKIE
Walter Hood & Co.
1841