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Six Definitions

Ian Hamilton Finlay, 2001

© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay

Six separate inscriptions cast in bronze. Each inscription is followed by a dictionary-type definition and a sentence taken from a literary source. The six titles are Temple, Grove, Horizon, Sheep, Shadow and Peace.

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Title of artwork, date

Six Definitions, 2001

Date supported

2001

Medium and material

Bronze

Dimensions

400 cm

Grant

20000

Total cost

48000

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