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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 1990 Collections and/or Records:

Archive for Little Secret Bird-Bath / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Thomson, George L.; Allan, James., 1972 - 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-12722-12971
Scope and Contents In July 1972, Mr. Greenhill, Director of the National Maritime Museum, sends Finlay a letter thanking him for donated prints and catalogues and mentions the validity of depicting "Little Secret" on stone as an average topsail schooner. The next letter from Finlay to George Thomson dated Dec 1973 discusses the significance of a printer's sign (meaning reverse order of letters) and the drawing of the image for "Little Secret." Finlay also sends a letter to James Allen requesting red sandstone for this project. In June 1974, Thomson sends a letter to Finlay in a exceptional calligraphic script indicating that illness has prevented him from completing "Numbered Sails" (aka Little Secret). Finlay sends further details to Allen about the stone for the sculpture. Finlay writes Thomson in June with corrections to his drawing and indicates that Allen will do the stone carving. Thompson replies in July with an outstanding calligraphic script agreeing to these corrections which Finlay...
Dates: 1972 - 1974

Archive for Madeleine Dinkel Collaborations: Net Float, A Rose is a Rose, Contrails in Glass, etc. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-61398-61311
Scope and Contents

Madeleine Dinkel works as a book designer. She was also a good friend of Jacqueline du Pré, the famous celloist who dies of multiple sclerosis in 1987. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Archive for Mare/Terra / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael; Goodricke, Susan; Costley R; Jandl E., 1973

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Identifier: CC-12809-13096
Scope and Contents

In Sep 1973, Finlay writes to Michael Harvey requesting that Harvey and Goodricke make a ceramic-concrete maquette, based upon a Ron Costley sketch, for the Stuttgart Max Plank project. Finlay provides detailed instructions on the lettering for the work. A month later, he comments on the Harvey efforts indicating that he wants a "Matisse'y" effect which depends upon a flat surface as opposed to a kinetic effect that looses the balance between the visual and the word part. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973