Delegation without Response...
ArtistDesigned/Sent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1987
Object NamePrint
Mediumlithograph
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions29.8 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017522
About MeLithographic print designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It features the following text, printed on one side in red ink:DELEGATION
WITHOUT RESPONSE
EQUALS
DEMONSTRATION
WHEN WORDS
HAVE FAILED
THERE IS A STATE OF WAR
EVENTS ARE A DISCOURSE
FIGHT THE
INTELLECTUAL TERRORISTS!
CANCEL PICABIA NOW!
SAINT-JUST VIGILANTES
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.
