Chant for a Regional Occasion 2000 voices
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)
Date1983
Object NameFolding Lithograph
Mediumlithograph
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsFolded: 14.2 x 15cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017529
About MeFolding lithograph by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It features a chant of three-word alliterative phrases, each printed on a square of the paper, which is folded into twelve, e.g. petal/ peony/ pistol. The text is printed in blood red on cream paper.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.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1999
Arthur J. Watson
