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Image Not Available for Why the New Art? Old Ideas Killed by Photography: Going back to the Art of Savages: Impressionism, Cubism, and Futurism by Frank Rutter (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Why the New Art? Old Ideas Killed by Photography: Going back to the Art of Savages: Impressionism, Cubism, and Futurism by Frank Rutter (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for Why the New Art? Old Ideas Killed by Photography: Going back to the Art of Savages: Impressionism, Cubism, and Futurism by Frank Rutter (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Why the New Art? Old Ideas Killed by Photography: Going back to the Art of Savages: Impressionism, Cubism, and Futurism by Frank Rutter (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1931
Object NameNewspaper Cutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions30.8 x 23cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.106
About MeNewspaper cutting from John O'London's weekly, dated 3 October 1931, with article "Why the New Art? Old Ideas Killed by Photography: Going back to the Art of Savages: Impressionism, Cubism, and Futurism" by Frank Rutter.

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 newspaper cutting.
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1934
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1930
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1929
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c. 1930
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n.d.
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1930
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1932
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James McBey
1930
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1930
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Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 25 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
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Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 29 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
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Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 11 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
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1931