Scottish Artist Finds an Ally in Battle on Rates / Walker, Martin; Finlay IH., 1983
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Scope and Contents
Describes the attempt of the Strathclyde Regional Council to enforce its rates (tax) demand on Ian Hamilton Finlay by confiscating his artworks. Because of this action, a diplomatic incident ensued since two sculptures were owned by the Wadsworth Athenaeum who asked the US state department to intercede. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1983
Creator
- Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23- (Person)
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 clipping (newspaper)) ; 15 x 10 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1983.
General
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified]. 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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