Month of the Pocket Battleship
ArtistDesigned/Sent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1984
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions8.9 x 10.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017538
About MeChristmas card designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It features a 12 line poem, each line beginning "Month of the ..." and concluding with various different nouns: "Hurricane", "Snowman", etc. One line, printed in red, stands out: "Month of the Pocket Battleship". Inside is written a personal message from Finlay to Joyce 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.
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