Person    | Male  Born 28/10/1925  Died 27/3/2006

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Categories: Art, Sculpture

Countries: Caribbean Islands, Scotland

Poet, writer, artist and gardener. Born in the Bahamas to Scottish parents and brought up in Scotland. Studied at Glasgow School of Art. Combined his interests by installing concrete poetry in his self-created garden at Little Sparta, near Edinburgh. Died Edinburgh.

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Ian Hamilton Finlay

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Princess Diana - Serpentine Gallery

"The beauty of trees..." is a quotation from Hutcheson.

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Sir Edwin Landseer

Sir Edwin Landseer

Painter and sculptor especially of animals. Born 88 Queen Anne Street East, Marylebone. Died at home, 18 St John's Wood Road.

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1 memorial
Paul Donnelly

Paul Donnelly

Artist. We think Donnelly may be the instructor mentioned in this 2010 Ceramics Monthly.

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2 memorials
James Cochran, aka Jimmy C

James Cochran, aka Jimmy C

Australian street artist.

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1 memorial
Jill (Gillian) Greenwood

Jill (Gillian) Greenwood

March 2023: Susanna (Greenwood) Taylor contacted us to say that her mother painted the plaques for Julian Huxley and Maggie's Corner. "She was Huxley's cousin and her name was Jill (Gillian) Greenw...

Person, Art

2 memorials
Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Grew up in Antwerp and was trained by Rubens. Visited London in 1620 for a few months to do a history painting for George Villiers and a portrait for the Earl of Arundel. He then worked in many ...

Person, Art

1 memorial