Membership List for The Century Association, November 1949 (Letters - Professional)
AssociatedAssociated with
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
AssociatedAssociated with
The Century Association
Date1949
Object NameBooklet
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions15.2 x 8.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008311.5
Keywords
According to their official website, The Century Association is an organisation "of over two thousand authors, artists, and amateurs of letters and the fine arts. For the club’s purposes, “amateurs” are defined as men and women "of any occupation provided their breadth of interest and qualities of mind and imagination make them sympathetic, stimulating, and congenial companions in a society of authors and artists.” The Century is a quintessentially New York place: despite its debt to London clubs and the national and even international character of its membership, it could exist nowhere else. Its main activity is conversation."
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.
