Shock Tropes for Little Sparta
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1983
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumink, card
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsUnfolded: 19.6 x 25.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017443
About MeFolded card with the title "Shock Tropes for Little Sparta" printed in black block capitals. The slogan "The Warrant Sale is Not the End of the War: Correspond!" is written horizontaly in red on the left. Ian Hamilton Finlay sent this copy to Joyce Laing without an envelope, so there are three pieces of blue tack on the right side to hold it shut. A stamp also covers the centre of the two folds.
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.
