Twenty Blessings
AssociatedAssociated with
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
AssociatedAssociated with
Art ™
Date1998
Object NamePrivate View Invitation
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 14 x 9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017347.66
About MePrivate view invitation to an exhibition opening at Art ™ which took place on January 24 1998 from 6 till 8pm, and celebrated Alexander Carmichael's Gadelica. The opening included a ceilidh with poetry from "Carmichael's Book" and songs from Flora McNeil & The Black Isle Choir. The invitation also advertises the book of poetry titled "Carmichaels's Book" related to the exhibition. The book was available in a hardback copy for £10. The poem "Twenty Blessings" by Thomas A. Clark is printed on the front cover of the invitation.
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.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Sir Robert Williams
1929
