Persevere
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1978
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 9.4 x 13.7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017543
About MeCream card with "Persevere, stripped of her gear and relying on power alone" printed on the front. The back of the card refers the viewer to "A Handbook of Sailing Barges" by F.S. Cooper, p.21.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.
