About this artwork
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artist:Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 - 2006) Scottish
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title:Conning Tower Draughts
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date created:1976
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materials:24 ceramic draughts on tiled wooden base
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measurements:4.70 x 8.70 x 5.40 cm (each draught size); 29.00 x 92.00 x 120.00 cm (base size)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1976
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accession number:GMA 1584
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gallery:
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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...
