Wood Notes Wild: Essays on the Poetry and Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay
AssociatedAssociated with
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Polygon
EditorEdited by
Alec Finlay
(Scotland, born 1966)
Date1995
Object NameBook
Mediumcard, paper, ink
ClassificationsPrinting
Dimensions21.5 x 13.4 x 1.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017361.17
About MeSoftback book, 278pp. First edition of "Wood Notes Wild: Essays on the Poetry and Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay" (Edinburgh: Polygon, 1995). It was the first collection of essays to consider Ian Hamilton Finlay's work as a whole and includes an introduction by Duncan MacMillan. There are also contributions from Edwin Morgan, Stephen Bann, Charles Jencks, Tom Lubbock and Stephen Scobie.This book is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend of the donor.
