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Window / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12954-13246

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Scope and Contents

The image depicts an impressionist painting of a seascape by P.W. Steer with scattered small whitecaps on the waves. The latter serve as a metaphor for the "Window" in this context which signifies the tin foil strips scattered from aircraft to confuse enemy radar during WW II. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 folded card) ; 11 x 11 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 : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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