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Image Not Available for Cutting from the New York Times, August 1938 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from the New York Times, August 1938 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for Cutting from the New York Times, August 1938 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Cutting from the New York Times, August 1938 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1938
Object NameCutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions17.8 x 16.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.46
About MeCutting taken from the Sunday 14 August 1938 edition of the New York Times. One side has a photograph taken at a boxing match, while the other has a section from an article titled "The Dance: Cycle's End."

The cutting is kept within a portfolio of articles and cuttings that belonged to James McBey, which he kept because they were of interest.

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 cutting.