[Documents Regarding Artworks Associated with the French Revolution and Dispute with the French Government] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Innes S; Clark TA; Bann S., 1988
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Scope and Contents
These documents include an essay by Thomas A. Clark on Finlay's controversial sculpture, OSSO at ARC in 1987 that included the logo of the Waffen SS. This work was considered by Art Press, a Parisian based journal as being pro-Nazi whereas Clark argues that it is anti-Nazi. They includes a copy of a protest letter on Finlay's behalf by Sol Lewitt to Jack Lang, the French cultural minister. Stephen Bann contributes a critical essay on Finlay's proposal for a revolutionary garden in Vers -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1988
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Innes, Sue (Person)
- Clark, Thomas A. (Person)
- Bann, Stephen, 1942- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (21 stapled pages (photocopied) + reprints (photocopied, periodical) in [envelope (paper)]) ; envelope 31 x 23 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1988.
General
General: Title provided by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Little Sparta, 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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