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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 1989 Collections and/or Records:

Earthship / Ian Hamilton Finlay; Alistair Cant., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-12477-12704
Scope and Contents

Nineteen cards printed with text at their bottom edge were bent into a curved shape and stapled together. This poem object can be positioned in different configurations to create the image of a ship that in Finlay's vision might be adapted for travel on land. The text includes such words as "fin, bow, number, sail, etc." as locations for the various aids to make this "Earthship." The cardboard box has a few waterstains but the poem object is undamaged. According to Paul Robertson (catalogue: he patted), only 25 of these poem objects might have been actually made with the printed box. 3 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Earthship / Ian Hamilton Finlay; Alistair Cant., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-12477-12704
Scope and Contents

Nineteen cards printed with text at their bottom edge were bent into a curved shape and stapled together. This poem object can be positioned in different configurations to create the image of a ship that in Finlay's vision might be adapted for travel on land. The text includes such words as "fin, bow, number, sail, etc." as locations for the various aids to make this "Earthship." The cardboard box has a few waterstains but the poem object is undamaged. According to Paul Robertson (catalogue: he patted), only 25 of these poem objects might have been actually made with the printed box. 3 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Eastertide / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Clark, Laurie., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12010-12233
Scope and Contents

The card depicts a line drawing of a beach, a boat on the sand and a church. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Echoes Series: After LZ / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Holman, Paul., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35250-36984
Scope and Contents

Although Holman is listed as a collaborator, there is no image on this card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Echoes Series: Arbre... / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12959-13251
Scope and Contents

The two facing poems, based upon a calligram of Apollinaire, have the shape of trees but their French texts differ. One poem deals with Victor Hugo and the other has an obscure meaning. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Echoes Series: D.H. Lawrences Autumn Rain as G.Apollinaire's Il Pleut / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Apollinaire G., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12964-13256
Scope and Contents

Finlay laid out D.H. Lawrence's poem, "Autumn Rain" in the style of Apollinaire's Il Pleut. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Echoes Series / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Heidegger M., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35221-36955
Scope and Contents

The poem is adapted from a text by Heidegger, "Aus der Erfahrung des Denkens." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Echoes Series: The Inscriptions / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Gilonis, Harry., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12942-13234
Scope and Contents

Finlay altered the text of a poem for Carl Rakosi by striking out and replacing black printed text by red colored text in a facing poem for Harry Gilonis. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Echoes series: untitled unfolder / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35263-36997
Scope and Contents

The poem describes a sail boat. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Eclipse: Concrete Poems 1963-1971, 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-28761-30068
Scope and Contents

For the most part, each page depicts a single printed reproduction of a typewriter or typeset poem by the author. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Eclipse: Concrete Poems 1963-1971, 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-28762-30069
Scope and Contents

For the most part, each page depicts a single printed reproduction of a typewriter or typeset poem by the author. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Edinburgh Art Festival Guide / Finlay IH ; Rollins T ; Vostell W ; Roth D ; Schneemann C., 2012

 Item
Identifier: CC-54852-990281
Scope and Contents

The letter is an invitation from Ingleby gallery for an exhibition andn reception for Ian Hamilton Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

Ein Projekt fur das Bankhaus Schroeder Munchmeyer & Co / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Bann, Stephen ; Simig, Pia Maria ; Sloan, Nicolas ; Sterling, Annet., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12938-13230
Scope and Contents

This is an extensive architectural project for a German bank that was planned from the onset of construction. It consisted of six carved, lettered stone sculptures for the facade, poetic wall paintings, poems on glass doors, and a floor poem. The concrete and picture poems were modified from earlier published versions, e.g., wave/rock, star, evening will come, sackcloth n., wild flower n. Bann wrote a critical analysis, Simig helped in production, & Sloan provided the stone carvings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995