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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:

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

Trawl Net / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gunn, Ronald., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-11878-12099
Scope and Contents

The sculpture placed vertically in the garden has the structure of a pole into which is affixed a horizontal windmill-like shape. The words, "trawl net" are inscribed on one of the arms possibly because the arm catches the wind as the net catches fish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Trawler Funnels / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-58331-10001549
Scope and Contents

The image of this print in brown and white by Hincks was made after a painting by Ben Nicholson, "Two Mugs." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Trawler Funnels / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35224-36958
Scope and Contents

The image on this card reproduces a black and white linocut by Hincks after a painting by Ben Nicholson, "Two Mugs." This work was made into a print by Finlay that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Tree-Shells 3 / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Lassus, Bernard., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-11918-12141
Scope and Contents

This the second (!) of two cards with the same poem but a different image of the tree. Here the drawing is more defined with the leaves resembling the roughened outer shell of an oyster shell whereas in the first presentation with Ian Gardner (1971), the tree is rendered a solid green color without an outline of leaves but a shape more like a clam shell. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Tree-Shells 3 / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Lassus, Bernard., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-11919-12142
Scope and Contents

This the second (!) of two cards with the same poem but a different image of the tree. Here the drawing is more defined with the leaves resembling the outer shell of an oyster whereas in the first presentation with Ian Gardner (1971), the tree has a solid green color without outline of leaves and a shape resembling a clam shell. The tree is drawnd in black ink but the card is printed in green ink. The printed text collaged onto the cardboard support was cut from Gardner's card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Tree-Shells / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gardner, Ian; Lassus, Bernard., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-11921-12144
Scope and Contents

The tree has a solid green color with a shape resembling a clam shell. According to Willliam Allen (WEB 2013), this is the true first edition of this important card. A later version of this card is often mistaken to be the first edition. This card features Gardner's watercolour image - a tile version of Tree Shells based on this image was made in the 1970s and caused much controversy between Gardner and Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Trim Here / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-11986-12209
Scope and Contents

One copy has been printed on heavy gray stock paper the other on cream light stock paper. The image is a sailing ship with puns on nautical terms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Trombone Carrier / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12030-12253
Scope and Contents

This card depicts a drawing of an oil tanker ship; the card has been perforated to accomodate four metal paper clips, which symbolize trombones, placed in an upright position. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

True Vine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-58409-10001626
Scope and Contents

The print depicts the same seven vertically arranged labels of measurements that was adapted from Ben Nicholson's "Letters and Numbers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

True Vine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35368-37102
Scope and Contents

The print depicts the same seven vertically arranged labels of measurements that was adapted from Ben Nicholson's "Letters and Numbers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Trust Abandons Follies and Furies / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-57802-10001054
Scope and Contents

Deals with Finlay's displeasure with being listed among the follies in the National Trust Guide. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Tugb [For Wormwood Review Vol.1 No.14, page 15] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-11884-12105
Scope and Contents

This was included in the Grant U. Roman Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Twenty Years of British Art from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Michael Prebble, curator ; Phillips T ; Adler J ; Christie J ; Cobbing B ; Finlay IH ; Furnival J ; Furnival A ; Houedard DS ; King R ; Lewty S ; Langlands B ; Bell N., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-01102-1131
Scope and Contents

Cover depicts "Artchive" painting by Tom Phillips, which is held by Sackner Archive. Introdutory essay by Clive Phillpot. Exhibition curated by Michael Prebble. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Twilight / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-12566-12798
Scope and Contents

The words "Twilight remembers" are printed on sky blue paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Twine Is Jacobin; String is Girondist / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-12341-12567
Scope and Contents

The twine is blue and the string is white. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Two Adaptions / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-10901-11111
Scope and Contents

There is one poem adapted from Symons and another from Goethe in this booklet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991