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Christmas 1919: The Welcome to the Ancestral Home (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Christmas 1919: The Welcome to the Ancestral Home (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)
Christmas 1919: The Welcome to the Ancestral Home (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)

Christmas 1919: The Welcome to the Ancestral Home (Photograph Album Belonging to James McBey)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1919
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumphotograph
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions16.7 x 12.7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1983 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG000686.342
About MeBlack and white photograph of a sketch drawn by James McBey titled "Christmas 1919: The Welcome to the Ancestral Home." The photograph is kept within a hardback photograph album, with faux leather overlay, which belonged to 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 photograph.
Statue (Sketchbook France)
James McBey
1916-1917