Earthship / Ian Hamilton Finlay; Alistair Cant., 1965
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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
- Creation: 1965
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Cant, Alistair (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 poem object (papercard, printed, stapled) in box (printed, cardboard, stapled)) ; poem object 11 x 128 cm, in box 11 x 31 x 21 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: About 250 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
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