A Valentine
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1993
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size (Folded): 8 x 14.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017634
About MeValentines card designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and published by the Wild Hawthorn Press on mint green card. The front bears the title ''A. VALENTINE'', with each letter printed in outline inside a blue square. Inside the card is a printed message across both pages in blue: ''A, E, I, O, YOU''.This card is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
