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Image Not Available for Correspondence from James McBey to Mrs Bryce
Correspondence from James McBey to Mrs Bryce
Image Not Available for Correspondence from James McBey to Mrs Bryce

Correspondence from James McBey to Mrs Bryce

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1917
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions24.5 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017714.21
Keywords
About MeCorrespondence from James McBey to Mrs Bryce, dated 29 November 1917, and comprising of three sheets. The letter is regarding homesickness, the weather in Egypt, isolation and loneliness and a brief visit to Cairo the previous week ("an ugly modern town").

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 correspondence.