Apollo in Strathclyde
ArtistDesigned/Sent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Marius Alexander
Date1985
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 14 x 18.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017489
About MeCard printed with a black and white photograph taken by Marius Alexander from Ian Hamilton Finlay's book, "Monostiches de la Guerre de Petit-Sparte". The caption below the photograph entitles the image "Apollo in Strathclyde" and a footnote provides further detail. "The wine-dark sea, the turnip-marbled field" is also printed beneath the image. The card is addressed to Joyce Laing and postmarked 22 May 1985.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.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
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