Shepherds - Bath Towels
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1991
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 9.9 x 7.2cm
Envelope: 10.8 x 9.4cm
Envelope: 10.8 x 9.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017527
About MeChistmas card designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and sent to Joyce Laing. The image on the front is a patterned colour print of a bath towel, which relates to the printed text inside: "Shepherds - Bath Towels. Angels - Sheets. (instructions for a school play.)" The back of the card has a message from Finlay to Laing and the card was sent in a white envelope addressed to Laing.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.
