Thank you for your communication......
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Datec. 1978
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 8.8 x 14cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017547
About MeCard with a print of a green tank on the front. Above are the following typed tick-box options: "Thank you for your communication", "You will be hearing from us shortly", "You are not the only big shot around here" and "We are getting your range".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.
More About Me
The juxtoposition of words and image give this card a more serious meaning than might be apparent at first.
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