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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

3 funnels / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gillanders, Robin., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35223-36957
Scope and Contents

The image on this card is a black and white photograph taken by Gillanders of three, silhouetted, toilet paper, cardboard cores with a horizontal border obscuring their bottoms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

3 Suprematist Boats / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gillanders, Robin., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-35410-37145
Scope and Contents

The black & white photograph on the cover of this card depicts three toy, stylized, wooden boats with rectangular hulls and round wooden dowels for funnels. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Bare Stream Racing like a Bugatti / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gillanders, Robin., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35222-36956
Scope and Contents

The image on this card is a black and white photograph taken by Gillanders of a flowing stream between grass banks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Boatshelf / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gillanders, Robin., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35374-37109
Scope and Contents

The cover depicts a sepia photograph of several toy sailboats on racks placed upon a table. The title is a pun on bookshelf. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Brount: An Idyll / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gillanders, Robin., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-34976-36693
Scope and Contents

Brount was the name of Robespierre's dog. This print is a reproduction of one of the pages in the book of the same title. The text of the caption is taken from Hector Fleischmann's "Robespierre and the Women He Loved." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Highlights: A Homage to Andre Derain / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Boulton, Janet ; Gillanders, Robin ; Sackett C., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-31264-32734
Scope and Contents

The photographs consist of images of tree trunks and branches painted by Janet Boulton and photographed by Robin Gillanders. The images satisfy the caption on the first page, viz., HIGHLIGHT, n., a mark, sign, or medal, awarded by the light. The book was printed and bound by Colin Sackett. One copy of this book was given by Finlay to the Sackners as a Christmas gift. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Huff Lane, 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35081-36809
Scope and Contents

According to this book, published to commemorate Christmas 2000, HUFF, n. is defined as follows: a fit of anger, sulks, or offended dignity (Chambers); a fit of petulance caused by an affront (Oxford); an armed withdrawal (IHF). The pages consist of black and white photographs of plants in Finlay's gardens as well as wood or stone engraved benches with aphorisms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Robin Gillanders Little Sparta / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Gillanders, Robin ; Finlay, Alec., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-35424-37159
Scope and Contents

The introductory section of the book consists of three pages of aphorisms dealing with gardening by Ian Hamilton Finlay. This is followed by 29 black and white photographs of Little Sparta by Gillanders. Then Alec Finlay writes a brief essay on the garden and its visual challenge to photography. Gillanders who photographed the garden for this book conducts an interview about the project with Ian Hamilton Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998