Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006
Dates
- Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27
Nationality
Scottish
Found in 1990 Collections and/or Records:
The Visual Turn in Poetry: Nominalistic Contributions to Literary Semiotics, Exemplified by the Case of Concrete Poetry / Vos, Eric; Claus CF; Steiner W; Kessler D; Finlay IH; Bremer C; Williams E; Bann S; Garnier P; Garnier I; Schmidt SJ; Goodman N., 1984
In this article, Vos states that he is a follower of the linguistic theories of Nelson Goodman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Wanderings of Ulysses / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Tammes, Diane., 1997
The black and white photograph on the cover depicts grazing sheep with a portion of a black sail on the horizon. The poem reads, "He comes to Little Sparta." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Wartime Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron., 1977
There is no reference made to this book in the various Finlay bibliographies but the the same images printed on identical paper are bound into the exhibition catalog, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Serpentine Gallery, London, 1977, a book also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Wartime Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Costley, Ron., 1975
This depicts 10 line drawn, picture poems printed in red and black, one to a page that involve a war theme. A complete reprinting of this book appeared as a section of the catalog for Finlay's exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery (1977). Unable to locate an entry for this book, which was printed by the Stellar Press, in the Finlay bibliographies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Water's Breast and ripples / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gunn, Ronald., 1970
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.
The Weed Boat Masters Ticket: Preliminary Test (Part Two) / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Gardner, Ian., 1971
The Wild Hawthorn Art Test / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Fidler, Martin., 1977
The Wild Hawthorn Wonder Book of Boats / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Fidler, Martin., 1975
Thermidor, 1994
Stephan Bann provides an explanation of the poem in the accompanying leaflet as follows. Thermidor was the month in the French Revolutionary calendar when the summer heat was its most intense, and the grain at its ripest. It was also the month, in 1794, when Robespierre and his followers met their deaths at the guillotine. In the image of this poem, the abrupt cleavage of the word, THER MIDOR, and of the figured sheaf of flowers, suggest the termination of the revolution in its Jacobian sense. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Thermidor, after Kate Greenaway / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992
Thermodor indicates a name of the month during the French Republican calendar. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Thermidor / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Clark, Laurie., 1989
Each poem consists of a drawing by Laurie Clark and a caption by Finlay dealing with the Republican calendar (France 1793-1805) during the first week of the revolution in 1794 in which the Robespierrists were executed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
These are the Bee's Temples. Listen. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992
'Thing' Poems / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995
Finlay defines concrete poetry as follows, "There is a difference between a poem which is 'about' a thing and a poem which IS a thing - its own thing, but not necessarily without reference to something else." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Third Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Assault on the Garden Temple / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1986
The recto text deals with Finlay's artworks stolen by the Strathclyde region's tax collectors. The verso quotes a text by Blunt on the Paintings of Poussin dealing with TERROR and VIRTUE in Arcadia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Third Anniversary of the First Battle of Little Sparta / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1986
This card was mailed to the Sackners by Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
This Book Is a Movie / Bowles, Jerry G., editor ; Russell, Tony, editor ; Arakawa ; Cobbing B ; Finlay IH ; Furnival J ; Gins M ; Kostelanetz R ; Morgan E ; Ockerse T ; Phillips T ; Saroyan A ; Schwerner A ; Solt ME ; Weiner L ; Williams E ; Williams J ; Acconci V ; Asher E ; Atchley D ; Barry R ; Bochner M ; Clark TA ; Fernbach-Flarscheim C ; Hompson DD ; Hyde S ; John F ; Johnson R ; LeWitt S ; Moore AD., 1971
This book was also designated a Delta Original by the publisher. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
this flag is a hull/ this hull is a flag / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1998
This is Visual Poetry. No.30/Apr / nick-e melville ; Finlay IH., 2010
Thistledown / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1996
The poem consists of a four line description of thistledown. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.