'I sing for the Muses and myself'
DesignerDesigned by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Artist
Walter Miller
Artist
Nicholas Sloan
(Motherwell, Scotland, born 1951)
Artist
Jack Sloan
(Motherwell, Scotland, born 1950)
WriterWritten by
Alec Finlay
(Scotland, born 1966)
PublisherPublished by
Longhouse
DistributorDistributed by
Morning Star Publications
Date1990
Object NameBook
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsBook: 21 x 14.5 x 0.1cm
Envelope: 17.7 x 25.3cm
Envelope: 17.7 x 25.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017618
About MeBook printed on both sides of a long sheet of concertina-folded cream paper containing two drawings of the Garden Temple by Walter Miller, a drawing of Little Sparta by Jack Sloan and a drawing of the Garden Temple by Nicholas Sloan. The book also contains a short passage about the origins of Little Sparta and some of its artworks, written by Alec Finlay in 1990; a poem entitled "On Gardening"; and a passage entitled "Selected Dispatches of Louis Antione Saint-Just". It is presented in a white envelope labelled with the artist and title. Information about the publisher and distributor is also included. This copy of the book was sent to Joyce Laing by the artist with a handwritten note.This work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend of the donor.
