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Image Not Available for Letter from James McBey to Gould Jennings (Letters - Professional)
Letter from James McBey to Gould Jennings (Letters - Professional)
Image Not Available for Letter from James McBey to Gould Jennings (Letters - Professional)

Letter from James McBey to Gould Jennings (Letters - Professional)

Sender (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1947
Object NameLetter
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions28 × 21.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008311.133
Keywords
About MeLetter from James McBey to Gould Jennings, dated 8 February 1947. McBey writes that he is puzzled that someone had written, on the top of the frame of the painting of G.W. Davison, that wax should never be used as a varnish.

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.