Letter to J. Harvey Loutit from James McBey (Personal Correspondence)
SenderSent by
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
RecipientAwarded to
J Harvey Loutit
Date1951
Object NameLetter
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions28 x 21.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.66
Keywords
McBey notes that, following a trip around the Highlands:
"I have concluded that those picturesque views of Highland scenery are the fruits of months of patience and careful stalking, by someone lying day after day on wet bracken with his shutter set to catch the scene during the few seconds when the veil is occasionally parted".
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.
