Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006
Dates
- Existence: 1925-10-28 - 2006-03-27
Nationality
Scottish
Found in 145 Collections and/or Records:
3 Banners / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992
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.
4 Blades / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1986
1794 / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Jo., 1993
Depicts a flowering wildrose plant, a symbol used in the French Republican calendar that was established in 1794. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A dream is always the sentiment of a truth that exists no more / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Curwin, Kerstin., 1993
This depicts a photograph by Carwin of a bust of Saint-Just. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A Modest Hero / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1986
The image depicts the Arrosoir (Watering-can) among flowers, the name of the day in the Republican calendar that the Robespierrists were gullotined during the French revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A Reflection on the French Revolution / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1991
A Tree of Liberty / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1990
This depicts a tree with a locked chain wrapped around it; the caption indicates that it had been planted by the individuals (named) hostile to Finlay's proposed commission for the city of Paris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A View to the Temple / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Nikolic, Monica., 1987
Depicts installation view of Finlay's Guillotine project for Documenta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A Wartime Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron ; Andrew, John., 1990
The book consists of photographic reproductions of Finlay's picture poem drawings and carvings on stone, viz., drawings by Finlay with Ron Costley & reliefs carved in Portland stone, with John Andrew. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A Young Blade / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987
The card reproduces a photograph of a bust of Saint-Just after David d'Angiers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Abraham a Santa Clara: 3 Banners / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1991
Abraham a Santa Clara / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1991
The illustration by Hincks depicts a reaper blade that evolves to a thunderbolt over three images. It has a related caption regarding the French revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
According to the National Trust / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987
The image on this card is a Church abbey. This poem attacks the National Trust who were responsible for publication of "National Follies." It reads, "The certifiable built the abbeys. The sane built the tearooms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Achtung Minen / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1977
Achtung Minen / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1977
Achtung Minen / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Harvey, Michael., 1977
After Bernini / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1987
This print depicts a confident Apollo,a metaphor for the French revolutionary leaders, and a frightened Daphne, a symbol of the beginning Republic as indicated by her wrappings of the French Tricolor flag. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
After John Flaxman R.A. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1980
Depicts a landscape image from a Greek classic but the caption deals with an allied air raid in progress. John Flaxman (1755-1826) was a British-born Swedenborgian sculptor, painter, designer and illustrator. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
An Uninviting Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1996
This card depicts two colored photographs of a painting of the same country estate. The top one that is captioned, "An uninviting garden" is landscaped with plants. The bottom one that has been stripped of almost all of its landscaping and with a fence in front is captioned, "The same garden, supposedly improved by Strathclyde Region with the support of the Scottish Arts Council." The poem is a metaphor for Finlay's conflict over taxation of his gallery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.