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the grey of distance the taste of brambles
the grey of distance the taste of brambles
the grey of distance the taste of brambles

the grey of distance the taste of brambles

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Printer
Writer (Greenock, Scotland, born 1944)
Writer (New York City, New York, USA, born 1949)
Daten.d.
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 4 x 15.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017601
About MeBlue card in a bookmark format co-designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay, Laurie Clark and Thomas A. Clark. The bookmark is printed with a short poem ("grey of distance the taste of brambles") and decorated at either side with a border of bramble foliage.

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.