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Letter from James McBey to C.P. Mayfield (Letters - Professional)
Image Not Available for Letter from James McBey to C.P. Mayfield (Letters - Professional)

Letter from James McBey to C.P. Mayfield (Letters - Professional)

Sender (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1949
Object NameLetter
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions27.5 × 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008311.8
Keywords
About MeLetter from James McBey to C.P. Mayfield, dated 24 March 1949. The letter is regarding McBey going to sail on the "Nieuw Amsterdam", and the portrait of Mr. E.A. Roberts, President of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company.

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.