Basta
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Artist
John Heartfield
(Berlin, Germany, 1891 - 1968)
AssociatedAssociated with
Catherine Millet
Date1988
Object NamePrint
Mediumink, card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions16.4 x 14cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017517
About MeReproduction of a black and white photomontage from 1934 by John Heartfield of four axes tied together with rope to form a swastica. Beneath is a quote from Catherine Millet's Radio Europe 1 interview from March 1988, which refers to accusations of Ian Hamilton Finlay's Nazism and anti-Semitism. The print is addressed on the reverse to Joyce Laing and postmarked 20 October 1988.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.
