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ca. 1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour letterpress printed in black and gold depicting concrete poetry relating to the names of barges. In the background stylised nautical imagery is printed including rigging and a boat.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour letterpress
Brief description
Print by Ian Hamilton Finlay, from a series of postcards published by the Wild Hawthorn Press, Stonypath, Dunsyre, ca. 1968
Physical description
Colour letterpress printed in black and gold depicting concrete poetry relating to the names of barges. In the background stylised nautical imagery is printed including rigging and a boat.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1995
Collection
Accession number
E.2904-1995

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
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