Paris Is the Sink of All Vices / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988
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Scope and Contents
This is a quotation from Jean-Paul Marat as an imagined admonishment to Michel Blum and Yves Hayat for their rejection of Finlay's commission for the city of Paris. The poem reads, "Paris is the sink of all vices. And its inhabitants claim they are free! They should not flatter themselves; to be free it is necessary to have judgement, courage, virtues......" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1988
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 card) ; 11 x 15 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.
General
Published: Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Committee of Public Safety; Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: Number of duplicates: 1. 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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