Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006
Dates
- Existence: 1925 October 28 - 2006 March 27
Nationality
Scottish
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
3 Constructions / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1995
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.
A Flute for Saint Just / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1983
A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose: Gertrude Jekyll, 1978
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.
Arlington Two , 1967
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.
Autumn Poem / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Walker, Audrey., 1966
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.
Battle Flag for a Catamaran / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Micheal., 1995
Gill Sans / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hicks, Gary., 1995
The smaller card is a duplicate of the larger card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Golden Age / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1990
he loves her: Valentine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992
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.
Hedgehogs Announce Annual Turnover / Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1967
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.
Homage to Malevich / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Wellard, Angela., 1978
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.
Ligue des Droits / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988
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.
Month of the Pocket Battleship / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1984
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.
Mr. G. White, of Messrs. Green & White / Cutts, Simon ; Finlay IH., 1970
Poems to Hear and See, 1971
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.
Purse Seine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1995
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.
she loves him: Valentine / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1992
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.