Art World Fury Mounts Over Decision to Axe Revolution Commision
AssociatedAssociated with
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
AuthorWritten by
Sue Innes
Date1988
Object NameNewspaper Article
Mediumnewsprint
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 25.9 x 15.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017359.138
About MeNewspaper article from an unknown publication dated 29.3.88. The article discusses Ian Hamilton Finlay with regard to events commemorating the bicentenary of the French Revolution. Ian Hamilton Finlay was left fighting for an apology from the French Government after their cancellation of his major commission of a piece commemorating the French Revolution. This was amidst accusions that he was a Nazi and anti-Semite.This newspaper cutting is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
