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Arrosoir, 1984

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton
Identifier: CC-56034-9999486

Scope and Contents

Arrosoir means watering-can, a still-life depicted on this card. The caption under this image states, "The Robespierrists were guillotined on Arrosoir, Watering-can, in Thermidor, Month of Heat (Republican Calendar, 1792-1806). Baveuf described Robespierre as 'the genius in whom resided truly regenerative ideas...' The image of the watering can is depicted with a black ribbon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1984

Creator

Full Extent

0 See container summary (1 print (lithograph)) ; 30 x 23 cm

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Original Sackner 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: Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish and British. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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