Letter from James McBey to Marguerite McBey (Personal Correspondence)
SenderSent by
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
RecipientAwarded to
Marguerite McBey
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905 - 1999)
AssociatedAssociated with
Lord Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett
(Chelsea, London, England, 1895 - 1977)
AssociatedAssociated with
Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson
(1903 - 1961)
Date1952
Object NameLetter
Mediumhandwritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions21 x 13.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.46
Keywords
Billy Turner was known under a number of different names, such as E. Arnot Robertson, Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson, and Lady Turner. She was a British novelist, critic, broadcaster, playwright and filmmaker, and there are photographs of her saved under ABDAG008302.74 - 76 and .145.
Thomas Corbett was Lord Rowallan, later Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire and Governor of Tasmania.
This object is part of a collection of personal correspondence to and from James McBey.
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 letter.
