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The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection

The Desmoulins Connection

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Publisher (founded 1961)
Date1988
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumink, card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions4.1 x 10cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017516
About MeNine cards, each a different colour, folded and placed one on top of the other. Each card is printed with the title ("The Desmoulins Connection") and issuer (Committee of Public Safety, Little Sparta, Dunsyre, Lanark, Scotland) as well as a different quote relating to the Saint-Just Vigilantes, The War of the Letter, or The Little Spartan War.

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.
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Open Letter from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Open Letter from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Liberal Democracy ...
Liberal Democracy ...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Little Sparta & Kriegsschatz in Paris
Little Sparta & Kriegsschatz in Paris
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for General Circular No. 2 (Letter from Alexander Stoddart et al to the Saint-Just Vigilantes)
General Circular No. 2 (Letter from Alexander Stoddart et al to the Saint-Just Vigilantes)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
A Favourite Subject of Art.
A Favourite Subject of Art.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Follies: A Little Spartan Guide to the National Trust
Follies: A Little Spartan Guide to the National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sue Finlay and the National Trust
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sue Finlay and the National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Third Anniversary of the First Battle of Little Sparta February 4, 1983: "All wars grow mossy"
Third Anniversary of the First Battle of Little Sparta February 4, 1983: "All wars grow mossy"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Public Symposium: The Garden Temple, Little Sparta, And the Secularisation of Culture
Public Symposium: The Garden Temple, Little Sparta, And the Secularisation of Culture
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for A Bridge Too Far: The First Battle of Little Sparta 4 February 1983
A Bridge Too Far: The First Battle of Little Sparta 4 February 1983
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1983
2 Prospects
2 Prospects
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1984
Mr Greene and the White Brigands
Mr Greene and the White Brigands
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Hirschfeld, Blum, Hayat, watch this edge!
Hirschfeld, Blum, Hayat, watch this edge!
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
To All Saint-Just Vigilantes
To All Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for The First Battle of Little Sparta, February 4 1983
The First Battle of Little Sparta, February 4 1983
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
On The Fifth
On The Fifth
Joyce Laing
c.1987
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
Committee of General Security
Committee of General Security
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for "Beat the reds with the white wedge: Correspond!"
"Beat the reds with the white wedge: Correspond!"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Press Release from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Press Release from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1986