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Portrait of Unknown Woman in Traditional Moroccan Dress (Photographs of Morocco)
Portrait of Unknown Woman in Traditional Moroccan Dress (Photographs of Morocco)
Portrait of Unknown Woman in Traditional Moroccan Dress (Photographs of Morocco)

Portrait of Unknown Woman in Traditional Moroccan Dress (Photographs of Morocco)

Associated (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Datec. 1938
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumphotograph
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions8.7 x 4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017712.6
About MeBlack and white passport sized photograph sheet of an unknown woman posed in traditional Moroccan dress. She may have been a model for some of the portraits James McBey created in the early 1930s while staying in his house in the Marrakech Medina.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this photograph.
Maguerite McBey, portrait
James McBey
1925 - 1949