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Art must be on its guard
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Art must be on its guard

Associated (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Publisher
Writer
Date1988
Object NameNewspaper Article
Mediumnewsprint
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 9 x 12.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017359.150
About MeNewspaper article dated 22.4.88 regarding a day of protest to denounce the cancellation of Ian Hamilton Finlay's commission for a sculpture to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution.

This newspaper cutting is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
Image Not Available for Protest Backs Finlay in Nazi Row
Protest Backs Finlay in Nazi Row
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Art World Fury Mounts Over Decision to Axe Revolution Commision
Art World Fury Mounts Over Decision to Axe Revolution Commision
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Fair deal plea for Scottish artist
Fair deal plea for Scottish artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Artist's Fight Goes to French President
Artist's Fight Goes to French President
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for France Won't say Sorry to Finlay
France Won't say Sorry to Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for droits de l'homme
droits de l'homme
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
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Untitled
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
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Artist is not a Nazi
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Protest backs Finlay in "Nazi" row
Protest backs Finlay in "Nazi" row
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Enough to make Thomas Paine weep
Enough to make Thomas Paine weep
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Artist in rates row stops RLS memorial project
Artist in rates row stops RLS memorial project
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
Image Not Available for Move to clear Scot branded a 'Nazi'
Move to clear Scot branded a 'Nazi'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
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Finlay's part in the Revolution
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1987
Image Not Available for Enough to Make Thomas Paine Weep
Enough to Make Thomas Paine Weep
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for A Question of Complicity
A Question of Complicity
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Smash Them Like a Thunderbolt
Smash Them Like a Thunderbolt
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
Image Not Available for Artist Issues Demand for French Apology
Artist Issues Demand for French Apology
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Editor of Times Literary Supplement
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Editor of Times Literary Supplement
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
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
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Letter from Sue Finlay
Sue Finlay
1988-1989
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Press Release, House of Commons
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Open Letters from Sue Finlay and Ian Hamilton Finlay
Open Letters from Sue Finlay and Ian Hamilton Finlay
Sue Finlay
1988-1989