About this artwork
-
artist:Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 - 2006) Scottish
-
title:Aircraft Carrier Torso
-
date created:1970s
-
materials:Stone
-
measurements:7.30 x 12.00 x 8.30 cm
-
object type:
-
credit line:Bequeathed by Dr David Brown in memory of Liza Brown, through Art Fund, 2002
-
accession number:GMA 4661
-
gallery:
Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Tell us what you think.
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...
