Marat
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1986
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size (Folded): 3.1 x 13.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017636.2
About MeFolding card designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed on white card by the Wild Hawthorn Press. The front reads ''MARAT'', referring to Jean-Paul Marat, a martyr of the French Revolution, with ''MA'' printed in black and ''RAT'' printed in red. The reverse reads ''APLAN!'', printed in red, although when opened the word can be read with the red letters on the front as "RATAPLAN!'', which is an onomatopoeic word of French origin that evokes the sound of a beating drum.This card is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
