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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

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

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Pacific Board Wargame / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12558-12790
Scope and Contents

The perforated papercard prints contain reproductions of airplanes and aircraft carriers and stylized cherry blossoms emblematic of Kamikazes, one print in red and the other in black. Instructions for playing the game are provided on the loose sheet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Pacific Board Wargame / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12558-12790
Scope and Contents

The perforated papercard prints contain reproductions of airplanes and aircraft carriers and stylized cherry blossoms emblematic of Kamikazes, one print in red and the other in black. Instructions for playing the game are provided on the loose sheet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Parheliacal Marble / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Farthing, Julie., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-11036-11251
Scope and Contents

This work was also rendered as a neon sculpture. Parheliacal means reflection of an image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Proposal: A Shaded Path (2) , 1989

 Item — Folder 62: [Barcode: 31858072537966]
Identifier: CC-12484-12711
Scope and Contents

This is a proposal for a garden path of bricks stamped with names of trees taken from Sir William Temple's book "Gardens in Virgil's Time," viz., 'The trees were the elm, the pine, the lime-tree, and the Platanus, or plame-tree, whose leaf and shade, of all others, was the most in request...' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Romances-Emblems-Enigmas / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-11773-11992
Scope and Contents

A caption for a picture poem is printed at the bottom of each left hand page along with a printer's ornament of a hand pointing to each blank right hand page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Sail/Stamp / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12017-12240
Scope and Contents

On the recto is a blank card with the image of a square containing the word, "Sail" in left upper corner whereas on the verso, the rectangle with the word, "stamp" is in its usual location in the upper right corner. The Sackners hold the Archive for this work that designated this work as "Deadpan Poatcard." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

So You Want To Be A Panzer Leader? / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Clark, Laurie., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-11264-11479
Scope and Contents

Presentation of text is in the form of a questionaire that is illustrated with line drawings of Panzer tanks by Laurie Clark. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The Water's Breast and ripples / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gunn, Ronald., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-11880-12101
Scope and Contents

This depicts a stone sculpture engraved with the title. The calligraphy of the word "ripples" is formed such that it could also be read "nipples." The verso os rubberstamped indicating that Ronald Gunn holds the copyright - it is not depicted in the Finlay book of Prints 1963-1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Thunderbolt Steers All / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-10989-11202
Scope and Contents

This is one of a series of four medallions produced in 1975 with Ron Costley. An accompanying folded sheet on which is printed a critical text by Stephen Bann is stored in the booklet section of Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Thunderbolt Steers All / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-10989-11202
Scope and Contents

This is one of a series of four medallions produced in 1975 with Ron Costley. An accompanying folded sheet on which is printed a critical text by Stephen Bann is stored in the booklet section of Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Travaux Publics [Public Works] / Peter Foolen, editor ; Barry R ; Benson S ; Clark TA ; Coppelmans D ; Devereux R ; Finlay IH ; Fulton H ; Gordon D ; Holzer J ; Jugnet AM ; Kosuth J ; Locher T ; Long A ; Renno R ; Waanders H ; Weiner L ; Zaugg R ; Mallarme S ; Apollinaire G ; Marinetti FT ; Ball H ; Schwitters K ; Tzara T ; Lissitzky E ; VanDoesburg T ; Werkman HN ; Broodthaers M., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-30584-32021
Scope and Contents

Each participating artist was invited to make a proposal for a work in public space and a work for a portfolio. These artists all use text and language for their works. An introductory essay by Tjeu Teeuwen traces the relationship between text and image from early religious works through the influences of Mallarme, cubist collages, calligrams, futurism, dada, constructivism, De Stijl, concrete poetry, fluxus and conceptual art. Essays are also included on art in public places and nomadic art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Woods and Seas / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-13287-13588
Scope and Contents

The words "bark," "barque" and "baroque" are printed one to a page along with a small illustration. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980