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Image Not Available for Letter from Margot Murray to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)
Letter from Margot Murray to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)
Image Not Available for Letter from Margot Murray to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)

Letter from Margot Murray to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)

Recipient (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Sender (Scotland, active 1919 - 1947)
Date1910 - 1949
Object NameLetter
Mediumhandwritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions17.7 x 13.6cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.114
Keywords
About MeLetter from Margot Murray to James McBey, dated 5 September, year unknown. Murray writes that she hears he and Marguerite have been enjoying adventures in Bermuda, and that she is thinking of taking up drawing again.

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.