Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton
Contains 47 Results:
Seashells, 1971
The essay written by Stephen Bann on the back inside folder explains the metaphor of grouping designs of hulls of sailing ships like sea shells in a display case. Proctor is a ship designer and Costley the artist who made this print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fish-Sheet One, 1963
This anthology includes a poem by Edwin Morgan that Houedard retyped, 'Dogs Round A Tree.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Concrete and Sound Poems], 1967
Acrobats, 1968
Depicts a reproduction of Finlay's silkscreen poster/poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sea Poppy Mosaic [early trial photocopy], 1969
The image depicts a random arrangement of ship's identification numbers placed within a fraction of a circular shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
A Proposal for a Private Garden in Germany for Dr Mariana Hanstein, 1989
Table Talk of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1985
This finely printed book consists of a listing of aphorisms such as 1) Vengeance is an act of good faith, 2) Concrete poems were thought childish because they were seen but not heard, 3) Schemes for making a great deal of money usually cost a lot. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
