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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925-10-28 - 2006-03-27

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 1945 Collections and/or Records:

Aeronaut Schwerer Kreuzer "Prinz Eugen" / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12988-13280
Scope and Contents

The image and caption on this card deal with the sinking of a wooden model in 1994 of the Nazi warship "Prince Eugen." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

After Basho / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-12171-12395
Scope and Contents

Finlay adapted the famous Haiku by Basho to chide the indecisiveness of Michel Blum who was reponsible for acceptance of Finlay's commission for the city of Paris. The poem reads, "old pond - Frog pontificating - plop." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

After Bernini / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-12367-12593
Scope and Contents

This print depicts a confident Apollo,a metaphor for the French revolutionary leaders, and a frightened Daphne, a symbol of the beginning Republic as indicated by her wrappings of the French Tricolor flag. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

After / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Jones, Grahame., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-11850-12071
Scope and Contents

Printed by John Tetley. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets

After John Flaxman R.A. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-11044-11259
Scope and Contents

Christmas card from Finlay. John Flaxman (1755-1826) was a British-born Swedenborgian sculptor, painter, designer and illustrator. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

After John Flaxman R.A. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-12062-12286
Scope and Contents

Depicts a landscape image from a Greek classic but the caption deals with an allied air raid in progress. John Flaxman (1755-1826) was a British-born Swedenborgian sculptor, painter, designer and illustrator. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

After the Russian / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival, John., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-12460-12687
Scope and Contents

Finlay's three worded constellations serve as captions for Furnival's drawing of a Russian sailor and ship. First published in London Magazine in January 1969. This work is cited as a pamphlet (also held by Sackner Archive) but not as a print. There is also a signed edition of 300 copies.There is no reproductions in the Finlay Prints 1963-1997 book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

After the Russian / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Furnival, John., 1969

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Identifier: CC-12459-12686
Scope and Contents

Finlay's three worded constellations serve as captions for Furnival's drawing of a Russian sailor and ship. First published in London Magazine in January 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets

After Theocritus / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Lindsley, Kathleen., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35204-36938
Dates: 1996
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

After Thomas Hearne / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-12028-12251
Scope and Contents The card consists of two similar images that depict a Palladian inspired house at a distance from a tree lined foreground. The captions of one image is "Palladian" referring to the house and of the other "Picturesque" to the more complex landscape. Wikipedia 2011: Thomas Hearne (1744 "“ 13 April 1817) was an English landscape painter, engraver and illustrator. Hearne was born at Brinkworth near Malmesbury in Wiltshire. He came in his teens to London, and had to work as a pastry cook, but in 1763 was awarded a premium by the Society of Arts. In 1765 he was apprenticed to Liam Woollett, the engraver, with whom he stayed for six years. In 1771 he travelled to the Leeward Islands with the newly-appointed Governor-General, Sir Ralph Payne. He remained there for three-and-a-half years, making drawings of the characteristic features of the islands. This work also employed him for two years after his return to London in 1775, and turned the direction of his art from engraving to...
Dates: 1977
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

A.F.V.T. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Cutts, Simon., 1973

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Identifier: CC-11980-12203
Scope and Contents

The title is an acronym for Armoured Fighting Vehicle Tea. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

Against the Hebertists / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-12082-12306
Dates: 1983
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

Agentzia 2: numero exposition / Gerz, Jochen, editor ; Bory, Jean-Francois, editor ; Harris DW ; Hall OBS ; Finlay IH ; Gerz J ; Furnival J ; Clay M ; Houedard DS ; Garnier P ; Nutbeem A ; Bory JF ; Bremer C ; Arias-Misson A ; Vigo EA ; Mayer HJ ; Niikuni S ; Spatola A ; DellaCasa G ; Blaine J ; Ulrichs T ; Nichol bp ; Carrega U ; Vicinelli P ; Shohachiro T ; Cinicolo-3 D ; Bevan A ; Blaine J., 1970

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Identifier: CC-50826-71904
Scope and Contents

Note that "Tonto or" No.7 pamphlet that was included in this collection is stored in a portfolio box with other issues of "Tonto or." This collection also includes two Standing Poems by Ian Hamilton Finlay and Opening Numbers 2 & 4 edited by John Furnival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets

Aggie Weston's: Persiflage. No.19/Win / Ian Hamilton Finlay ; Rod Gathercole ; Cutts S., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-26816-27286
Dates: 1983
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals

Aggie Weston's: View of Stonypath. No.2/Spr / Ian Hamilton Finlay ; Mills S., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-27116-27591
Scope and Contents

Issue contains photographs taken by Stuart Mills of Stonypath, the home of Ian Hamilton Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals

Air Letters / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1969

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Identifier: CC-11895-12117
Scope and Contents

This page includes the text of the poems for the printed booklet. On the verso, Finlay provides the meaning of the acronyms for two of the poems, viz., "The Sonnet's Poem: S.W.A.L.K." (Sealed With A Loving Kiss) and "The Forrest Poem: St A.G." (St Anthony Guide). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

Air Letters / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Frame, Robert., 1968

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Identifier: CC-11705-11923
Dates: 1968
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets

Air Letters / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Frame, Robert., 1968

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Identifier: CC-11706-11924
Dates: 1968
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets

Air Letters / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Frame, Robert., 1968

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Identifier: CC-11707-11925
Dates: 1968
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets

Aircraft Carrier: Albion / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Oliver, George., 1972

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Identifier: CC-58297-10001529
Scope and Contents This is a photograph taken by George Oliver of an aircraft carrier sculpture in the foregound [entitled albion] and bushes in the background in Finlay's garden at Stonypath. The number of copies of this photograph are unknown but probably only a handful. Wikipedia: HMS Albion (R07) was a 22,000 ton Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy. She was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Her keel was laid down in March 1944 and she was launched in May 1947. On 18 October 1949, she was under tow by tugs Beamish, Hendon and George V from Jarrow to Rosyth when Albion was in collision with SS Maystone 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from the Longstone Lighthouse. Mayston sank, Albion had a 225 square feet (20.9 m2) hole in her stern and started to sink. The three tugs attempted to beach her near St Abbs Head but were hampered when Hector became disabled when a tow rope wrapped around her propellor. Tug HMS Restive was sent from Rosyth to assist and destroyer HMS St James...
Dates: 1972
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

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