Letter from J. Harvey Loutit to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)
RecipientAwarded to
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
SenderSent by
J Harvey Loutit
Date1955
Object NameLetter
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions22.5 x 18.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.70
Keywords
"The Hydro Electric Scheme spreads over the country and a month ago Electric Light was introduced into the Foveran Church and will be useful for heating purposes light would be of little use as the Church is never used at night, it might have been some use in the old days when we had the Old Soiree's (do you remember our pronounciation something like Siree and I used to get ticked off for calling it by such an awful name)"
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.
