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Image Not Available for Letter from Hamido Riffi to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)
Letter from Hamido Riffi to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)
Image Not Available for Letter from Hamido Riffi to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)

Letter from Hamido Riffi to James McBey (Personal Correspondence)

Recipient (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1959
Object NameLetter
Mediumhandwritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions27 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.138
Keywords
About MeLetter from Hamido Riffi to James McBey, dated 8 July 1959. Riffi writes that two of his children had experienced "chirurgical interventions".

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.