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Modern Antiquities
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Modern Antiquities

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Designer
Photographer
Author
Associated (founded 1961)
Associated
Date2000
Object NameExhibition Catalogue
Mediumpaper, ink, card
ClassificationsMemorabilia
Dimensions19 x 24.4 x 0.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017360.24
About MeCatalogue created to accompany the exhibition "Garden Works" held at the Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York from 24 March - 29 April 2000. The first half of the book contains photographs of the works, taken by David Paterson in the Steinhalle Landesmuseum Mainz. The other half consists of a commentary of the works written by Prudence Carlson. The book is soft bound with a glossy card dust cover bearing the title "Modern Antiquities" and a photograph of one of the works.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
Image Not Available for A Wartime Garden
A Wartime Garden
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Little Sparta - Der Garten - The Garden
Little Sparta - Der Garten - The Garden
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1998
Image Not Available for The Garden on the Hill: Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta. Arts Magazine, February 1990
The Garden on the Hill: Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta. Arts Magazine, February 1990
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
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Maritime Works
Ian Hamilton Finlay
2002
film of dust on ruins
film of dust on ruins
Sara Barker
2016
Unsigned
Unsigned
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1995
Image Not Available for Ian Hamilton Finlay: Works 1966-1986
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Works 1966-1986
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Ian Hamilton Finlay: Works 1966-1986
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Works 1966-1986
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Joyce Laing
1991
Image Not Available for Ian Hamilton Finlay: A Visual Primer
Ian Hamilton Finlay: A Visual Primer
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
A Concise Classical Dictionary
A Concise Classical Dictionary
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Ian Hamilton Finlay: A Visual Primer
Ian Hamilton Finlay: A Visual Primer
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for Modern Gas Cooking Apparatus
Modern Gas Cooking Apparatus
R & A Main Ltd
Possibly 1930s - 1940s
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Ein Projekt für das Bankhaus Schröder Münchmeyer Hengst & Co
Ein Projekt für das Bankhaus Schröder Münchmeyer Hengst & Co
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1995
Image Not Available for Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Image Not Available for Notices for Works No. 1
Notices for Works No. 1
Sandilands Chemical Works
1895-1937
Seal
Seal
trawler Glen Affric at sea
GLEN AFFRIC
John Lewis & Sons
10 June 1971
Image Not Available for Works Department Book
Works Department Book
Richards
1896 - 1921
RAINTON
RAINTON
1870
Sarah Caroline Taylor to Robert Stuart Stephen Mackay
Sarah Caroline Taylor to Robert Stuart Stephen Mackay
Sarah Caroline Mackay
2nd March 1917
Image Not Available for Copy Plan of Woodside Works Referred to in Mr Barron's Lease of 1785 with Alterations - with Colour Wash
Copy Plan of Woodside Works Referred to in Mr Barron's Lease of 1785 with Alterations - with Colour Wash
Grandholm Mills
1820
Title Page "The Baronial And Ecclesiastical Antiquities Of Scotland" (4 Vols) by Robert Willia…
Title Page for 'The Baronial And Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland' (4 Volumes)
Robert William Billings
1848-1852