Hot Lemon / Blue Lemon
ArtistDesigned/Sent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
ArtistDesigned by
Michael Harvey
(1921 - 2000)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Datec.1995
Object NameBox of Matches
Mediumcard, ink, matches
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions3.5 x 5.3 x 1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017612
About MeBox of matches co-designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and Michael Harvey. Published by the Wild Hawthorn Press. The box design is double-sided, on one side bearing the name "Blue Lemon" with text that refers to the Moray Firth Seine Netter "Fruition", on the other bearing the name "Hot Lemon" with the address of a high fashion shop in Switzerland (Gerbergasslein 22, 4051 Basel, Tel. und Fax 061 262 06 60).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.
Bryant and May Limited
1908
