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Imprisoned in every Italian battleship, an espress machine is wildly signalling to be let out.
Imprisoned in every Italian battleship, an espress machine is wildly signalling to be let out.
Imprisoned in every Italian battleship, an espress machine is wildly signalling to be let out.

Imprisoned in every Italian battleship, an espress machine is wildly signalling to be let out.

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Artist
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Printer (founded 1961)
Datec.1987
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions16.1 x 11cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017508
About MeCard co-designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and Mark Stewart, printed on one side (like a postcard) by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It features an image of an Italian battleship on the water and the following text:

Imprisoned in every Italian battleship, an espress machine
is wildly signalling to be let out.

Ian Hamilton Finlay - Mark Stewart - Wild Hawthorn Press

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.