'Auch ich war in Arcadien'
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1978
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 9.6 x 13.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017544
About MeCard with a black and white reproduction of a photograph depicting a tank in a field. The back of the card bears the title and a short caption printed beneath: "Things were even worse than this in Arcady..."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.
