The Little Drummer Boy / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Costley, Ron., 1971
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Scope and Contents
The image is a Scottish sailing ship and the caption refers to Joseph Viala or Bara, there is confusion about the names. He was the little drummer boy who during the French Revolution when ordered to call "Vive le Roi" called "Vive la Rupublique and was shot. In 1794 J-L David painted "Death of Viala (Bara?). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1971
Creator
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
- Costley, Ron, 1939-2015 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 print (silkscreen)) ; 76 x 69 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
flat files
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1984.
General
Published: Stonypath, Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Signed by: Ian Hamilton Finlay (l.r.). Nationality of creator: Scottish and British. General: About 70 total copies. 63 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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