Modern battle lines rooted in classicism
AssociatedAssociated with
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Sunday Times
Date1990
Object NameNewspaper Article
Mediumnewsprint
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 60 x 36.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017359.169
About MeNewspaper article dated 15 April 1990 discussing the personal circumstances of Ian Hamilton Finlay in the aftermath of his two-year battle with the French Ministry of Culture. The Ministry wrongly accused him of fascism and cancelled his commission to design a garden at Versailles commemorating the bicentennial of the Declaration of the Rights of Man.This newspaper cutting is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend.
