Incantation
AssociatedAssociated with
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Datec. 1998
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 13.9 x 9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017347.65
About MePromotional folding card advertising a book of poetry titled "Carmichaels's Book" which celebrated Alexander Carmichael's Gadelica. The book was available in a hardback copy for £10. The front cover has an extract from the poem "Incantation" by Alexander Hutchison.This 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.
