A flute for Saint-Just

Artists/Creators: Ian Hamilton Finlay (Creator)
Wild Hawthorn Press (Publisher)
Date: 1983
ID #: 3.1.0.0081
Level of Description: Item

Object Description

Item is a card with various quotations concerning Louis-Antoine Saint-Just, including one by Geoffrey Bruun which states that there was an ivory flute among Saint-Just's personal effects. This would appeal to Finlay's linking of music and war.

Physical Description

Physical Extent: 1 card ; 20.6 x 12.4 cm
Material Type: Textual record

History

Collection: Concrete Poetry series
Credit Line: –
Related Exhibitions: –

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