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Blow to the Temple
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Blow to the Temple

Associated (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Publisher
Writer
Date1985
Object NameMagazine Article
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 29.7 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017170.25
About MePhotocopy of a magazine article by Melvin Bragg published in PUNCH on 27 February 1985. The article refers to Ian Hamilton Finlay's ongoing dispute with Strathclyde Regional Council over the business status of Little Sparta.

This magazine article is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Scottish Arts Council
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Scottish Arts Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for To the barricades in defence of art
To the barricades in defence of art
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to "Friends"
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to "Friends"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for After the Battle of Little Sparta
After the Battle of Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for UN Troops May Parachute Into Little Sparta
UN Troops May Parachute Into Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Strathclyde Regional Council
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Strathclyde Regional Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Bank funds of artist seized in rates row
Bank funds of artist seized in rates row
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Communique by the Saint-Just Vigilantes, following the raid on the SAC
Communique by the Saint-Just Vigilantes, following the raid on the SAC
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Open Letter from the Friends of Stonypath
Open Letter from the Friends of Stonypath
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1993
Image Not Available for Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Untitled (Press Conference Announcement)
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart MP
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart MP
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Little Sparta Still At War
Little Sparta Still At War
Poetry Nation Review
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to "one and all"
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to "one and all"
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for A Note on the Present Situation in the Little Spartan War
A Note on the Present Situation in the Little Spartan War
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1984
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
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Art works saved by speech
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Rt Hon Dame Judith Hart
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
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 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
Card for the Third Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Raid on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta
Card for the Third Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Raid on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Strathclyde Regional Council
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Strathclyde Regional Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Image Not Available for Photocopies of Letters between the Office of Arts and Libraries, Sue Finlay, and Ian Hamilton Finlay
Photocopies of Letters between the Office of Arts and Libraries, Sue Finlay, and Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989