A Proposal for the Grounds of the Serpentine Gallery, 1997
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Scope and Contents
This book and the commission to Finlay were dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales by the Board of Trustees and Staff of the Serpentine Gallery. The first fold-out page consists of the architectural layout and the second a print enumerating trees in the area arranged as a mandala dedicated to Diana in its center. The commission itself consisted of poetic engravings for eight benches and a tree-plaque placed in the meadow around the Sepentine. The captions on these objects are brief sentences adapted from writings, rendered in Latin and English, on Arcadia by Virgil. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1997
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Simig, Pia Maria (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + 2 pages (fold-out) (21 pages)) ; 11.2 x 22.1 x 1.3 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
alpha shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Nationality of creator: Scottish. General: About 250 total copies. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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Main Library
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