Flower of the Fal, 1981
Scope and Contents
One of six glass lenses designed by Finlay and interpreted by Stevens, engraved on two sides with a decorative representation of a ship, its name and inscription composed by Finlay. The inscription reads "In a Blossom of Foam" The printed, folded brochure describes and documents the six glass lenses. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1981
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Stevens, Mary, 1941- (Person)
Extent
2 items (1 poem object) : 1 glass lens (engraved) + 1 folded pamphlet (printed) ; 9 x 9 x 3 cm (glass lens), 11 x 15 cm (pamphlet)
Language of Materials
English
Original Sackner Archive Location
glass case 2 bedroom
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
Published: Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish. Copies: About 6 total copies.
Processing Information
Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
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
319-335-5921