For the Temple of the Greeks Our Homesickness Lasts Forever / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Micheal., 1997
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Scope and Contents
The image of this picture poem is a stylized, destroyer ship in side view silhouette. The smoke stacks and turrets are labeled with the letters A, B, C, and D. The letters pertain to Greek architectural columns for their temples, viz., Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. The poem signifies Finlay's love of the neo-classical period, the architecture in the late 18th and early 19th century prevalent in America and Europe that was characterized by wide-spread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1997
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Harvey, Michael, 1931-2013 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 print (silkscreen)) ; 47 x 101 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
flat files
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 and British. General: Added by: RED; 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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