Kriwet, Ferdinand. (Ian Hamilton Finlay , publisher) — Poem/Print

Scotland: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1964. First edition. 22 3 ? 8 x 17 3 ? 8 inches. 57 x 44 cm. broadside, printed in two colors. Faint toning along lower edge, else very near fine. Murray 1.9. Ferdinand Kriwet was born in Düsseldorf in 1942, and lives in Dresden. As well as his text works, the artist has also produced 'sound-picture-collages' and experiments in radio, television and publishing. Ian Hamilton Finlay (28 October 1925 - 27 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, writer, artist, and gardener. He briefly attended Glasgow School of Art and first made his reputation as a writer, ipublishing short stories and plays in the 1950s. In 1961 he founded the Wild Hawthorn Press with Jessie McGuffie and within a few years had established himself internationally as Britain's foremost concrete poet. .