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Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27

Nationality

Scottish

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

3 Constructions / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12957-13249
Scope and Contents

Finlay uses different typefaces for the same sentence, e.g., one piece of driftwood patched on another, to connote different elements in the three constructions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose: Gertrude Jekyll, 1978

 Item — Box 190: [Barcode: 31858072459609]
Identifier: CC-12572-12804
Scope and Contents

Gertrude Jekyll was a leading designer of gardens. The rose of Gertrude Stein's well known poem can also be identified as the tip of the old-fashioned garden watering can. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Arlington Two , 1967

 Item — Folder 63: [Barcode: 31858072537974]
Identifier: CC-25650-26108
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was organized by the students of Bath Academy of Art to carry out projects proposed by their three teachers, Furnival, Finlay, and Houedard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Autumn Poem / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Walker, Audrey., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-11712-11930
Scope and Contents

The words of the poem are printed on translucent paper that overlies photographs (Audrey Walker) illustrating the poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Gill Sans / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hicks, Gary., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12924-13216
Scope and Contents

The smaller card is a duplicate of the larger card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

he loves her: Valentine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-12262-12486
Scope and Contents

The back cover of the card reads, "Valentine." The flower at the beginning of each phrase of the poem is depicted in frontal view. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Hedgehogs Announce Annual Turnover / Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1967

 Item — Folder 36: [Barcode: 31858072459963]
Identifier: CC-12406-12632
Scope and Contents

This is a duplicate print from Finlay's portfolio Headlines:Eavelines. The word, "turnover" in this copy are orange whereas the print in the portfolio is brown.The verso has the following inscription: "from Evalines / Headlines by I.H.F. and students at Bath Academy of Art Openings Press." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Homage to Malevich / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Wellard, Angela., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-12448-12675
Scope and Contents

The phrase "Black Block" is printed in lower case letters to form five squares in the shape of a cross. Unclear as to whether this version was authorized by Finlay. This is a varient of Finlay's version which appeared in Rapel (1963). There is another lithographic print with the same title composed with Michael Harvey abd published by Wild Hawthorn Press (19745). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Ligue des Droits / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-12178-12402
Scope and Contents

This is an indirect attack on Michel Blum and the Ligue des Droits for rejection of Finlay's commission for the city of Paris. The poem reads, "l'homme - l'homme - l'homme - l'homme - some. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Month of the Pocket Battleship / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-12086-12310
Scope and Contents

The card lists 12 months with Finlay's take on history without specifying the name of the month, e.g., Month of the Hurricanes, Month of Revelations, Month of the Trawl and Month of the Pocket Battleship (only phrase printed in red), Month of the Snowman, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Poems to Hear and See, 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-11713-11931
Scope and Contents

This trade anthology of Finlay's concrete poetry is printed with several different inks on paper with several different colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Purse Seine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12945-13237
Scope and Contents

Seine is a fishing net...Purse may mean to gather up. The image consists of partially overprinted red colored "purse' words overlying green colored "seine" words -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

she loves him: Valentine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-12268-12492
Scope and Contents

The back cover of the card reads, "Valentine." The flower at the beginning of each phrase of the poem is depicted in its recto view. A card with the same layout with the title "he loves her" is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992