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

Letter from James McBey to Hamido Riffi (Personal Correspondence)

Sender (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Associated (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905 - 1999)
Date1959
Object NameLetter
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions26.5 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.140
Keywords
About MeLetter from James McBey to Hamido Riffi, dated 9 July 1959. In this letter, McBey types that he is dismayed to hear of Riffi paying "Frs. 100,000" for his son's operation, and states that he could have "got the operation as expertly done, cheaper and possibly even free at the Spanish hospital".

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.