Butterfly Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Thomson, George L.., 1979
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Scope and Contents
The word "butterfly" is written on each card in a different style. This work consists of an Illustrated envelope with enclosures. The illustration is of a twig with buds (in green) which has a label attached to it (in brown) with the word 'Butterfly'. The illustration is entitled Butterfly Garden. The envelope contains twelve tags made of yellow card , with a hole at one end and the word 'Butterfly' in either brown or blue, and in varying styles. Twelve small string ties are also enclosed, of fine, white silky cotton (or possibly silk). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1979
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Thomson, George Lawrie (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (2 cards (perforated, ribbon) in envelope (paper, printed)) ; cards 4 x 12 cm, in envelope 19 x 13 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
box shelf
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: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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Main Library
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