Letter from James McBey to Marguerite McBey (Personal Correspondence)
RecipientAwarded to
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
SenderSent by
Marguerite McBey
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905 - 1999)
AssociatedAssociated with
Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson
(1903 - 1961)
AssociatedAssociated with
Lord Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett
(Chelsea, London, England, 1895 - 1977)
Date1952
Object NameLetter
Mediumhandwritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions21.6 x 13.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.51
Keywords
He also writes about his friends being very worried about "Billy" (either referring to Billy Turner, or to Lord Rowallan, who was known as Billy to his friends).
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.
