Imprisoned in every Italian battleship, an espress machine is wildly signalling to be let out.
ArtistDesigned/Sent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Artist
Mark Stewart
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(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.
