Proposal for a Pair of Gate Piers and Finials / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Townsend, Andrew., 1990
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Scope and Contents
Finlay explains the artworks (hand grenades mounted on top of brick and stone towers) as follows: The 'pineapple' finials have become fragmentation grenades, while the combination of brick and stone suggests Virtue and Terror. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1990
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Townsend, Andrew (British architect) (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 folded print (lithograph)) ; 42 x 15 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: Little Sparta, Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish and British. General: About 250 total copies. 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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