Brount
DesignerDesigned by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Artist
David Ballantyne
WriterTranslated by
Jan de Wit
PhotographerPhotographed by
Robin Gillanders
Date1995
Object NameBook
Mediumpaper, ink, card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions29.6 x 20.9 x 0.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017622
About MeArtists' book containing texts from various sources about Brount, Robespierre's dog, printed in English and German and translated by Jan de Wit. Each text is accompanied by a photograph taken by Robin Gillanders. The cover features a dog bowl marked "BROUNT" from the the collection of Mrs. Kenneth Bratton of Blackness. It was made for Ian Hamilton Finlay by David Ballantyne. 20pp, bound with thread. Published as an edition of 250 copies.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.
