Approaching New York, No.2, upright plate
Artist
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1934
Mediumetching on paper
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsPlate Size: 37.7 x 21.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1960 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG007504
About MeJames McBey arrived in New York harbour on the liner Majestic two days before 26 October "Black Thursday" - the Wall Street Crash. He had no hint of the ensuing economic crisis, however, nor of the collapse in the price of etchings which was to be just one of numerous outcomes of the Depression. He arrived in buoyant mood and on the deck quickly sketched the New York skyline, a view that he was later to turn into this, one of his most memorable etchings.
