Smash Them Like a Thunderbolt
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
New Arcadian Press
(Leeds)
AuthorWritten by
Patrick Eyres
Datec.1988
Object NameLithograph
Mediumlithograph
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 29.6 x 20.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017549
About MeLithograph designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and published by the New Arcadians Press. It features text written by Patrick Eyres and is "directed against all enemies of the French Revolution", which relates to the cancellation of Ian Hamilton Finlay's commission to create an artwork commemorating the Bicentenary of the French Revolution. The cancellation occurred amidst accusations that he was a Nazi and anti-Semite. Additional text reads as follows: "Attack. Harass the Enemy. Surprise them like a flash of Lightning. Smash them like a Thunderbolt."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.
