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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925-10-28 - 2006-03-27

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 1954 Collections and/or Records:

2 Constellations for a Column / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Clark TA., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-12615-12847
Scope and Contents

This is a proposal for a Shopping Centre, The Gyle - Edinburgh. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

2 Epicurean Poems and Epicurean Paradox / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-11778-11997
Scope and Contents

Folded covers in very light brown, textured card, with titles in black. There are three sheets of card enclosed within the covers. Two are blue and have black text (numbers, lines and words: l'eau [water], l'oiseau [bird] and water, wafer). The third is orange and has a triangle and a circle, marked A and B and the text: A, a scent of oranges, B, a scent of pears'. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

2, From The Yard Of Thomas Summers & Co. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-11924-12147
Scope and Contents

This card was published in 1967 according to Finlay's bibliography but verso of card indicates that the year of publication was 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

2 Notices / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12974-13266
Scope and Contents

This booklet reproduces signs beside the pool at Little Sparta, "Please Do Not Feed The Boats," and to be placed near the pool at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh, Please Do Not Sink The Flowers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

2 Sails / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35373-37108
Scope and Contents

The cover depicts a sepia photograph of two sailboats with crew on a lake with the sails (not square) colored dark blue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

3 Banners / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-12393-12619
Scope and Contents

Depicts three scythes with same handle but different blades, viz., a lightening bolt that evolves to a sickle from left to right. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

3 Blue Lemons / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-11923-12146
Scope and Contents

According to the Finlay bibliography, this card was published in 1967 but the verso of the card indicates 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

3 Blue Lemons / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Jo., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-35408-37143
Scope and Contents

The cover image is a color photograph of three blue lemons painted with yellow fishing ship numbers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

3 Columns / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Lovegrove, Catherine., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-12512-12739
Scope and Contents

Depicts three columns with camouflage markings. The caption deals with contemporary Architectural critical beliefs in constructing columns, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

3 Constructions / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12957-13249
Scope and Contents

Finlay uses different typefaces for the same sentence, e.g., one piece of driftwood patched on another, to connote different elements in the three constructions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

3 Developments / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-11784-12003
Scope and Contents

Printed at the Barbarian Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

3 funnels / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gillanders, Robin., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35223-36957
Scope and Contents

The image on this card is a black and white photograph taken by Gillanders of three, silhouetted, toilet paper, cardboard cores with a horizontal border obscuring their bottoms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

3 Homeric Heroes / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-35444-37180
Scope and Contents

There are three line drawings of British naval ships on the card, Ajax, Exeter, and Achilles, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

3 Names of Barges / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Sandeman, Margot., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-11932-12155
Scope and Contents

Printed at the Salamander Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

3 Posts for a stream / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35256-36990
Scope and Contents

The three posts of this poem read, Leaf & Boat, Boat & Bark, and Bark & Leaf. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996