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Art is a Small Adjustment Scarf
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Art is a Small Adjustment Scarf

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date2001
Object NameScarf
Mediumwool
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
Dimensions33 x 174cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2012 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017730
About MeThe scarf was given by Ian Hamilton Finlay as Christmas present to friends in 2001. At one end it has a fold stitched in place and beside this is an embroidered message - 'ART IS A SMALL ADJUSTMENT' . This example is in blue wool but it is known also to exist in red.
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1978
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1980s
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1986
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1970-1979
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Late 1930s
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Lindsay Gordon, Art Director, Scottish Arts Council
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Lindsay Gordon, Art Director, Scottish Arts Council
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
Image Not Available for Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director-General of the National Trust; the Arts Editor, The Independent; and the Arts Editor, The Guardian
Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director-General of the National Trust; the Arts Editor, The Independent; and the Arts Editor, The Guardian
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1987
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1994
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1973 - 1974
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