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Lawrence........a Rattle of Bones by Peter Grosvenor (Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force)
Image Not Available for Lawrence........a Rattle of Bones by Peter Grosvenor (Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force)

Lawrence........a Rattle of Bones by Peter Grosvenor (Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force)

Associated (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Associated (Brackenhurst, Nottinghamshire, England, 1861 - 1936)
Date1966
Object NameNewspaper Cutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions18.1 × 19cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009100.2
About MeNewspaper cutting taken from a July 1966 edition of the Daily Express titled, "Lawrence.......a Rattle of Bones" by Peter Grosvenor. The article discusses the recent publishing of a book titled ""T. E. Lawrence - An Arab View" by Suleiman Mousa, within which Lawrence is accused of being "a liar, braggart and fraud."

The article was found inserted within A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force book (see ABDAG009100.1).

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.