Move to clear Scot branded a 'Nazi'
AssociatedAssociated with
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Observer Scotland
Date1989
Object NameNewspaper Article
Mediumnewsprint
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 21 x 17cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017359.168
About MeNewspaper article dated 27 August 1989 relating to the French Ministry of Culture's cancellation of Finlay's commission to design a garden at Versailles commemorating the bicentennial of the Declaration of the Rights of Man. The Scottish Arts Council urged the Ministry to apologise for its "scandalous" treatment of the artist.This newspaper cutting is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
