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Head-Ley / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-35583-37327

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Scope and Contents

Gywn Headley, the author of "Follies, A National Trust Guide," made disparaging comments about Finlay's Temple Garden. In this card, Finlay depicts a guillotine scene with a severed head. The author's name is printed on the image as two parts, "head" referring to the severed head and "ley" meaning law. The image is captioned with "Terror is the piety of the Revolution." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1987

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 card) ; 15 x 10 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: 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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