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Image Not Available for Cover of Colour, Vol 3, No. 12, October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cover of Colour, Vol 3, No. 12, October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for Cover of Colour, Vol 3, No. 12, October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Cover of Colour, Vol 3, No. 12, October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Associated (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1931
Object NameMagazine Cutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions31 x 25.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.128
About MeFront cover of Colour "the most fascinating magazine in the world", dated October 1931, with an image of James McBey's "Portrait of D. M. Macdonald Esq."

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.
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1931
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James McBey
1931
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James McBey
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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)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 15 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 15 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
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James McBey
1928
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Cover of The Art News, New York, Volume 32, No. 36, 9 June 1934 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1934
Image Not Available for Two Paintings by Sir D. Y. Cameron (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Two Paintings by Sir D. Y. Cameron (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1934
Image Not Available for Pen and Sepia Drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Pen and Sepia Drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
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The Academy Banquet (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
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)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Royal Emissary and Scenes which await him on Visit to Argentine Capital (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Royal Emissary and Scenes which await him on Visit to Argentine Capital (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
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Article and Photograph Related to Portrait of R. B. Cunninghame Graham by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
c. 1934
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Portrait of Miss E. Arnot Robertson by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1929
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James McBey
1932
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James McBey Portraits Here on Exhibition by Marguerite B. WIlliams (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1920
Image Not Available for How I Began by James McBey (Famous Artist) (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
How I Began by James McBey (Famous Artist) (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
n.d.
Image Not Available for The Ebro at Saragossa by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
The Ebro at Saragossa by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1934
Image Not Available for The Most Representative Examples of British Portrait Painting (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
The Most Representative Examples of British Portrait Painting (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1925
Image Not Available for Portrait of The Honourable Mrs. Arthur Howard by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Portrait of The Honourable Mrs. Arthur Howard by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
n.d.