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Cloud Board / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-11874-12095

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Scope and Contents

In this photograph of a sculpture, Finlay uses leaves floating in a bowl as a metaphor for clouds. The word "cloud" is engraved on a stone with a hand pointed downward to the leaves and upwards to the sky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 black and white photograph + labels (verso)) ; 25 x 20 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf binder 1904

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 : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Ian Hamilton Finlay (c.- verso). Inscription: wood, water, lily, etc.. Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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