About this artwork
This artwork is located at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
Updated before 2020
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artists:
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title:Sundial: Umbra Solis non Aeris
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date created:1975
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materials:Slate and metal rod
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measurements:125.70 x 118.40 x 18.10 cm
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credit line:Commissioned 1975
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accession number:GMA 1520
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Finlay was born in the Bahamas to Scottish parents, who returned to Scotland when he was a child. He attended Glasgow School of Art for a brief period but began his career as a writer of 'concrete poetry'. Finlay's work investigates the power of images and symbols, particularly those associated...