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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 1991 Collections and/or Records:

A Sea Street Anthology / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Wilson, Gloria., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-33002-34623
Scope and Contents

The card depicts a photograph made by Gloria Wilson of a wall with white painted, handwritten names of fishing boats. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

A Seasonal Monument to the Soviet Poet Mayakovsky / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12948-13240
Scope and Contents

The sentence printed on this card, "The smashed canoes of the Salix fragilis," is dedicated to the Soviet Poet Mayakovsky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

A Seychelles Stradivarius / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Boulton, Janet., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35249-36983
Scope and Contents

The image on the card depicts a watercolor of a sail boat. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

A Shaded Path (1) , 1987

 Item — Folder 62: [Barcode: 31858072537966]
Identifier: CC-12483-12710
Scope and Contents

This is a proposal for a straight and level path of 78 clay bricks stamped with names of Virgil in place of the maker's name. The path is to be built indoors, on a level floor, or out-of-doors on any grass-covered level ground without shade. Finlay s walk upon but for the mind to follow. It leads from Carl Andre's brick compositions to an elegiac classicism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

A Small Classical Dictionary / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-11789-12008
Scope and Contents

Definitions of several words, e.g., arrow, bark, corot, etc. are printed one to a page but the definitions are contradictions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

A Traditional Russet Tint / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Micheal., 1996

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Identifier: CC-35225-36959
Scope and Contents

The poem printed on this card relates to color of sails. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

A Tree of Liberty / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-12207-12431
Scope and Contents

This depicts a tree with a locked chain wrapped around it; the caption indicates that it had been planted by the individuals (named) hostile to Finlay's proposed commission for the city of Paris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

A Use for Old Beehives / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; De Marco, Richard., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-11997-12220
Scope and Contents

The poem reads, "An old beehive, upturned on the lown, makes a suitable receptacle for snowdrifts." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

A Valentine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1997

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Identifier: CC-35382-37117
Scope and Contents

The poem was adapted from listings of ships by Fishing News. The card lists the specifications of three ships, Swanella, Sweet Promise, and Swift. Sweet Promise is printed in bold type as the poem for the title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

A Valentine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1998

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Identifier: CC-35459-37195
Scope and Contents

The card depicts a line drawing of a British naval ship with the name, "Heartsease." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

A Valentine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 2002

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Identifier: CC-43160-45216
Scope and Contents

The image on the cover is a stylized, blue fishing boat with the caption Honeysuckle K 27. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

A Variation on Lines by Pope / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1986

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Identifier: CC-12387-12613
Scope and Contents

Variation on lines by Alexander Pope from "Ode on St. Cecilia's Day" are texts to be inscribed on scattered fragments of classic masonry. Printed by the Stellar Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

A Very Particular Hill / Turnbull, Gael ; Finlay IH., 1963

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Identifier: CC-01700-1736
Scope and Contents

This is the fourth publication of Finlay's press. Linocuts, consisting of abstract images, scattered throughout the book adjacent to the poems were done by Alexander McNeish. The themes of the poems mainly relate to Turnbull's travels in Canada and America. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

A View on the Hedgehog Garden / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Lockhart, Norman., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-12075-12299
Scope and Contents

Depicts a photograph of Little Sparta (Finlay's house) taken through foilage. The caption on verso defines the word, Camouflage, n. a presentation, a concealment. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

A View to the Temple / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Nikolic, Monica., 1987

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Identifier: CC-12115-12339
Scope and Contents

Depicts installation view of Finlay's Guillotine project for Documenta. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

A Visual Primer by Yves Abrioux, 2nd Edition / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Bann S., 1992

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Identifier: CC-10943-11155
Scope and Contents The second edition brings up to date Finlay's career and adds two new chapters. MSNBC March 28, 2006 Ian Hamilton Finlay, one of Scotland's best known artists, died Monday. He was 80. Finlay, whose work included sculpture, poetry and philosophy, died peacefully at a nursing home in Scotland after a long illness, said Victoria Miro, a spokeswoman for his gallery in London. The artist's relationship with nature lay at the heart of his work, and his most famous legacy is "Little Sparta," the garden of his farmhouse at Stonypath in Dunsyre, Scotland, southwest of Edinburgh. Finlay moved to Stonypath in 1966 and set about transforming the plot into a neoclassical sculpture garden. Every surface, from benches to headstones and obelisks, is inscribed with his words. Stonypath was recently voted the greatest Scottish artwork of all time and it remained Finlay's home until his death. Last month, Finlay's work was included in the Tate Triennial, a major survey of contemporary British art....
Dates: 1992

A Walk at Stonypath / Edeline, Francis; Lesley Lendrum, translator; Finlay IH., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-14210-14516
Scope and Contents

A review of the Arcadian garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay that is stored in Finlay box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980