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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ocean Stripe Series 3 / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-11695-11913
Scope and Contents

According to Ars Libri: "The rarest volume of the Ocean Stripe Series, a lyrically beautiful concrete poem revealing a rainbow of die-cut colored papers, announced by the word "arc" after repeated leaves of "ark." The inspiration is the story of Noah. Loosely inserted, the passage from Genesis 9:13: "I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token for a covenant between me and the earth...." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Ocean Stripe Series 3 / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-11696-11914
Scope and Contents

According to Ars Libri: "The rarest volume of the Ocean Stripe Series, a lyrically beautiful concrete poem revealing a rainbow of die-cut colored papers, announced by the word "arc" after repeated leaves of "ark." The inspiration is the story of Noah. Loosely inserted, the passage from Genesis 9:13: "I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token for a covenant between me and the earth...." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965